What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 9?

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska.

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. 9

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Non-Community Development Quota Pollock with Trawl Gear in the Chinook Salmon Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
South Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Endangered Species; File No. 1447
Marine Mammals; File No. 42-1642
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2005.
Foreign-Trade Zone 181 - Akron/Canton, Ohio, Application for Reorganization
Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Results of New Shipper Reviews and Notice of Partial Rescission
Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Schott Lithotec USA Corp, (Photomask Blanks), Poughkeepsie, New York