What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 2?

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska.

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 Feb. 2

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610
National Medal of Technology Nomination Evaluation Committee (NMTNEC)
National Plan for the Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals; Taking of Ringed Seals Incidental to On-ice Seismic Activities
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Deep-sea Red Crab Fishery; Scoping Process