Proposed rule published on Nov. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2001 Specifications.

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 Nov. 28

Title
American Lobster Fishery Management
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red Snapper Component
University of Michigan; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Request for Comments on Basic Proposals for an Instrument on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances to be Considered by the WIPO Diplomatic Conference
Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
National Sea Grant College Program-National Marine Fisheries Service Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
Implementation of the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998 Including Economic Adjustment Grants-Revolving Loan Funds
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2001 Specifications