Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on Feb. 27

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.

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. 27

Title
Foreign-Trade Zone 227 -- Durant, Oklahoma; Application for Expansion
Foreign-Trade Zone 39 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Application for Subzone Status; The Apparel Group, Ltd. (Apparel Distribution)
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2009 American Community Survey Content
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Disclosure of Government Information
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical Practices
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
Foreign-Trade Zone 230 Greensboro, North Carolina Application for Subzone; Banner Pharmacaps, Inc.; (Pharmaceutical and Soft Gelatin Capsule Manufacturing) High Point, North Carolina
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 2008 and 2009 Final Harvest Specifications for Groundfish