Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 24

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Extension of Effective Date of Gulf Red Snapper Management Measures.

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 Sept. 24

Title
Clean Energy Trade Mission, China and India, January 8-17, 2008
Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records
Availability of Seats for the Monitor
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the Republic of Korea; Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Availability of Seats for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Announcement of Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Revised Management Plan Including a Boundary Expansion
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Longline Catcher Processor Subsector of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Non-pollock Groundfish Fishery, Industry Fee System
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Extension of Effective Date of Gulf Red Snapper Management Measures
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Draft Prospectus 2.3
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Report 5.1 “Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions”
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting