Commerce Department publishes rule on Dec. 18

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Program.

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 Dec. 18

Title
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishing Vessel Permits; Charter Boat Operations
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 2003
Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Program
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Korea
Foreign-Trade Zone 7-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Request for Manufacturing Authority, ChemSource Corporation (Bulk and Intermediate Pharmaceutical Chemicals)