Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on May 20

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; Framework Adjustment 1 to the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan.

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 20

Title
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 154, Baton Rouge, LA, Area
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip from India
President's Export Council: Meeting of the President's Export Council
Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone, Fargo, North Dakota; Application and Pubic Hearing
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Pfizer, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals/Animal Health Products), Groton, CT
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 22, Chicago, IL, Area
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; Framework Adjustment 1 to the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Notice of Sea Turtle Release/Protocol Workshops
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public Meetings
Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves
Damage Assessment and Restoration Program; Indirect Cost Rates (2003 FY)
Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems