Rule published on March 30 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Pelagic Longline Fishery; Sea Turtle Protection; Shark Drift Gillnet 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 30

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Longer Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Pelagic Longline Fishery; Sea Turtle Protection; Shark Drift Gillnet Fishery
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of Fishery for Pacific Mackerel
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 2000-2001 Catch Specifications for Gulf Group King Mackerel
Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Chemicals and Allied Products for Trade Policy Matters (ISAC 3); Continuation of Request for Nominations
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Oleoresin Paprika From India
Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review and Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery; Amendment 9
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendments to Alaska Groundfish and Crab Fishery Management Plans to Revise the License Limitation Program
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 2001 Specifications
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Pelagic Longline Management
International Fisheries Regulations; Pacific Tuna Fisheries