Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Jan. 25

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Sustainable Fishery Act Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the U.S. Caribbean.

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. 25

Title
Cutoff Dates for Recognition of Boundary Changes for Census 2000 and for the Intercensal Period
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing and Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 2002 Specifications and Foreign Fishing Restrictions
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Order
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Sustainable Fishery Act Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the U.S. Caribbean
Foreign-Trade Zone 61-San Juan, Puerto Rico Expansion of Manufacturing Authority-Subzone 61G IPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Plant (Pharmaceuticals) Carolina, PR
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction