Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 30

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska.

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. 30

Title
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units (Building Permits Survey)
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Government Employment Forms
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Survey of Manufactures Management and Organizational Practices Module
Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, 2009 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Observer Program
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
Endangered Species; File No. 10022
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings