Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on March 15

The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2007.

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 March 15

Title
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 as Amended by the Trade Act of 2002, the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, for Imports of Certain Worsted Wool; Proposed Collection Extension; Comment Request
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); U.S. Atlantic Billfish Tournament Management Measures
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2007
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program Public Meeting
Rules to Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes