Commerce Department publishes rule on March 14

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Prohibition of Trap Gear in the Royal Red Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

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 14

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Mothership Component in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Prohibition of Trap Gear in the Royal Red Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
Whaling Provisions: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
Economic Development Assistance Programs_Availability of Funds Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended and the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended
Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom
Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Korea
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order: Grain-Oriented Silicon Electrical Steel From Italy and Japan
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary and Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review
Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations
Quarterly Financial Report; Proposed Information Collection
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of New-Shipper Antidumping Review
2002 Census of Governments Local Government Directory Survey; Proposed Information Collection
Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews: Certain Cold-Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Korea
Marine Mammals; File No. 116-1591
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Spring Species Working Group Meeting