Proposed rule published on March 12 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs).

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 12

Title
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Essential Fish Habitat/Fishery Ecosystem Plan Technical Workshops
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
Reports of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapon Precursors
Foreign-Trade Zone 138-Columbus, OH, Area, Application for Expansion
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revision of Charter Vessel and Headboat Permit Moratorium Eligibility Criterion
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Current Industrial Reports Surveys-WAVE I (Mandatory and Voluntary Surveys)