Proposed rule published on Feb. 17 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Fishery Line Clipper and Dipnet Requirement; Guidelines for Handling of Sea Turtles Brought Aboard Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Vessels.

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. 17

Title
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Sanctuaries System (NMS)
Grant of Certificate of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 4,229,449; roboxetine mesylate
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat General Concurrence
Northwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
Certain Stainless Steel Flanges from India
Stainless Steel Wire Rods From France: Amended Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Vessels Not Participating in Cooperatives that are Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Changes in Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Program for the U.S. Insular Possessions
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings; Correction
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Fishery Line Clipper and Dipnet Requirement; Guidelines for Handling of Sea Turtles Brought Aboard Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Vessels
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order: Cotton Shop Towels From Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, and Pakistan
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Martinsburg (Berkeley County), West Virginia
Foreign-Trade Zone 148, Knoxville, TN; Application for Subzone Status, Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of America Plant (Capacitors, Automotive Audio Speakers)