What did Commerce Department publish on Jan. 26?

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16.

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 Jan. 26

Title
Notice of Roundtable and Request for Comments on Domestic and International Issues Related to Privileged Communications Between Patent Practitioners and Their Clients
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 174-Pima County, Arizona, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Global Solar Energy, Inc., (Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Products), Tucson, Arizona
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16
Foreign-Trade Zone 42-Orlando, Florida Application for Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands