Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on June 3

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revisions to Allowable Bycatch Reduction Devices.

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 3

Title
Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals; Harvest Estimates
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; Alaska Individual Fishing Quota On-line Services; Recordkeeping and Reporting
Notice of Public Meeting for the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture
Announcement of Meeting to Explore Feasibility of Establishing a NIST/Industry Consortium on Characterization and Modeling of the Surface/Interface of Polymeric Materials and Systems
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2006
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Winter Aircraft Products SA and Iberair Lines; Order Making Denial of Export Privileges Applicable to Related Person
Reissuance of the Grant of Authority for Subzone 66C, Unifi, Inc., Yadkinville, North Carolina, (Docket 47-2007)
Notice of Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
Action Affecting Export Privileges; Winter Aircraft Products SA and Ana Belen Diaz Sanchez; Order Making Denial of Export Privileges Applicable to Related Person
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, SPAL USA, INC. (Vehicle Parts Distribution and Processing), Ankeny, Iowa
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revisions to Allowable Bycatch Reduction Devices
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, SACMI USA, Ltd. (Packaging and Food Processing Equipment), Urbandale, Iowa