What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 12?

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Regulations.

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 Oct. 12

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2006 Golden Tilefish and Snowy Grouper Commercial Fisheries
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Regulations
Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-year review of Johnson's Seagrass
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Availability of Seats for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Public Forum on the European Union Metric Labeling Directive
Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council