Proposed rule published on Aug. 19 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Hawaii Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish; Management Measures for Hancock Seamounts to Rebuild Overfished Armorhead.

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 Aug. 19

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Rock Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #5, #6, #7, and #8
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Trade Mission to the Port of Veracruz
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
University of Massachusetts Amherst, et al.
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Hawaii Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish; Management Measures for Hancock Seamounts to Rebuild Overfished Armorhead
Census Scientific Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings