Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 30

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Extension of Permits.

The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Commerce Department on Dec. 30

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Final 1999 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, and Maine Mahogany Quahogs
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Special Management Zones
Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Notice of Round Table Discussion on Proposed Reform of Patent Law and Operational Authority of the Patent and Trademark Office
Notice of Sea Grant Review Panel Meeting
Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Extension of Permits
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Live Cattle from Canada and Mexico
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Proposed 1999 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Atlantic Billfish Fisheries; Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation of Live Cattle From Canada
Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska; Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Alaska; Proposed 1999 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish