Rule published by Commerce Department on March 4

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery.

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 March 4

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Quarter I Fishery for Loligo Squid
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery
Endangered Species; Files No. 1472 and No. 1473
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; On-Ice Seismic Operations in the Beaufort Sea
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984; Conservation and Management Measures
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy; Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order
Stainless Steel Bar from the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 2002-2003 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee
Identification of Currently Funded Projects Eligible to be Extended for an Additional Year of Funding in Light of the Department of Commerce's Intent to Revise the Postsecondary Internship Program
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Proposed 2004 Harvest Specifications for Skates