Commerce Department publishes rule on Jan. 26

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

The rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Rule To Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle.

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
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2011
Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Rule To Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Operating as Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Overflight Regulations for the Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, Gulf of the Farallones, and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuaries
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Physical Oceanographic Studies in the Southwest Indian Ocean, January Through February, 2012
Marine Mammals; File No. 15126
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Delta Faucet Company (Faucets), Jackson, TN
Foreign-Trade Zone 45-Portland, Oregon; Expansion of Manufacturing Authority; Epson Portland, Inc. (Inkjet Ink Manufacturing); Portland, OR
Privacy Act of 1974; Altered System of Records
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea and Mexico: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations
Privacy Act of 1974; Altered System of Records