Commerce Department publishes rule on Feb. 13

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5.

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 Feb. 13

Title
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Closure of the Penaeid Shrimp Fishery Off South Carolina
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; A Social Network Analysis of NOAA's Sentinel Site Program
Foreign-Trade Zone 87-Lake Charles, Louisiana, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC (Shipbuilding), Lake Charles and Jennings, Louisiana
Foreign-Trade Zone 61-San Juan, Puerto Rico; Authorization of Production Activity; Janssen Ortho, LLC; Subzone 61N (Pharmaceutical Products); Gurabo, Puerto Rico