Notice published on Nov. 29 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Marine Mammals; File No. 1053-1825.

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 Nov. 29

Title
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2006 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Emergency Rule
Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whale
Marine Mammals; File No. 1053-1825
Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-year Review of the Caribbean Monk Seal
Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans; Proposed Recovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer Whales