What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 19?

The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic 2015 Commercial Swordfish Quotas.

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. 19

Title
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic 2015 Commercial Swordfish Quotas
International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions Regarding the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, the Whale Shark, and the Silky Shark
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations on Introduced Species