What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 20?

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Commercial Black Sea Bass Pot Segment of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date.

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. 20

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Commercial Black Sea Bass Pot Segment of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Commercial Golden Tilefish Segment of the Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Control Date
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; Scoping Process
Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2009; Amendment
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
Measurement, Science and Engineering Research Grants Programs; Availability of Funds
Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards Activities
Solicitation of Applications for the FY 2009 University Center Economic Development Program Competition in EDA's Atlanta and Seattle Regional Offices
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish