Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on June 13

The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Species. Proposed Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale; Public Hearings.

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 June 13

Title
Endangered and Threatened Species. Proposed Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale; Public Hearings
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Observer Program
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 13
Correction to Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Omnibus Notice for Compliance of National Marine Fisheries Service Permits With the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Approval of Triangular Transactions Involving Commodities Covered by a U.S. Import Certificate
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Five-Year Record Retention Period