Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on Jan. 24

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Petition To Designate Alaska Transient Killer Whales as Depleted; Finding.

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 Jan. 24

Title
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Groundfish Tagging Program
Federal Consistency Appeal by Islander East Pipeline Company From an Objection by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Paperwork Submissions Under the Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Requirements
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast Region Multispecies Party/Charterboat Closed Area Exemption Program
Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 2001-2002 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish; Revisions to Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine; Administrative Review of Suspension Agreement; Extension of Time Limits
Petition To Designate Alaska Transient Killer Whales as Depleted; Finding
Establishment of a Joint or Cooperative Institute Within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Joint and Cooperative Institute Program
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Commercial Space Launch Range User Requirements
Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation