Rule published on Nov. 12 by Commerce Department

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

The rule is focused on Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements.

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. 12

Title
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
Announcing a Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting
Announcing DRAFT Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 186-3, Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Request for Comments
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Essential Fish Habitat
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From the Netherlands: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limits for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Foreign-Trade Zone 120 Cowlitz County, Washington, Application for Subzone Shin-Etsu Handotai America, Inc. (Semiconductor-Grade Silicon Wafers), Vancouver, Washington
Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area