Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on May 12

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

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibition of Groundfish Fishing and Anchoring in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve.

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 May 12

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 33 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; Correction
Alcoa Point Comfort/Lavaca Bay NPL Site, Point Comfort, TX: Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on a Revised Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for Recreational Fishing Service Losses
Announcement of Funding Opportunity for the Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Research Project.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
International Trade Administration Business Development Trade Mission to Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibition of Groundfish Fishing and Anchoring in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve
Proposed Changes in Procedures for Florence Agreement Program
Fisheries of the Exclusive Zone Economic Zone Off Alaska; License Limitation Program; Correction