Commerce Department publishes rule on Feb. 14

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan.

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. 14

Title
Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
National Sea Grant Advisory Board
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms
Final Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Notice of Public Availability
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting; Correction
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 44 Species of Corals as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Fishery
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan