Commerce Department publishes rule on Feb. 22

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements.

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 Feb. 22

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements
Science Advisory Board
Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Partial Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, Partial Preliminary Termination of Circumvention Inquiry, Preliminary Rescission of Scope Inquiry and Extension of Final Determination.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Certain In-shell Pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting