Proposed rule published on April 5 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Petition for Rulemaking for Management of the Atlantic Hagfish 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 April 5

Title
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Reopening of Directed Fishery for Pacific Mackerel
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Suspension of the 2002 Texas Closure
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagics Fisheries; Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Restrictions
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit (1357)
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Petition for Rulemaking for Management of the Atlantic Hagfish Fishery