Commerce Department publishes rule on May 7

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Total Allowable Catches for Georges Bank Cod, Haddock, and Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area for 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 May 7

Title
Generic Clearance for Customer Satisfaction Research
Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other than Drill Pipe, from Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Magnesium Metal from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings; Correction
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Total Allowable Catches for Georges Bank Cod, Haddock, and Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area for Fishing Year 2007
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program Application Form
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing Permits; Request for Public Comments
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Prospectus 4.2
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Statement of Financial Interests, Regional Fishery Management Councils
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2006 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements