Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Dec. 17

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish; Limited Access Privilege Programs.

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 Dec. 17

Title
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in the Jacksonville Range Complex
Changes in Procedures for Florence Agreement Program
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Billfish Angler Survey
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; American Fisheries Act: Vessel and Processor Permits Applications
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting of Sea Turtle Incidental Take in Virginia Chesapeake Bay Pound Net Operations
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Commercial Service-Client Focus Groups
Foreign-Trade Zone 207-Richmond, Virginia; Application for Subzone; Qimonda North America Corporation; (Dynamic Random Access Memory Modules Distribution); Sandston, VA
Folding Metal Tables and Chairs From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Sondex, L.P. (Oil and Gas Field Services Equipment); Conroe, TX
Foreign-Trade Zone 100-Dayton, Ohio; Application for Subzone Status; Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicles Manufacturing); Jackson Center, OH
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 234 Gregg County, TX
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 104, Savannah, GA, Area
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish; Limited Access Privilege Programs
Foreign-Trade Zone 125-South Bend, Indiana Application for Subzone Status Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicle and Commercial Bus Manufacturing) Goshen, Elkhart, Topeka, Bristol, Middlebury, Syracuse, Nappanee, Howe, IN