Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on April 22

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.

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 April 22

Title
Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5
List of Fisheries for 2013
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Marine Mammals; File No. 17298
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Russian River Estuary Management Activities
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Delivery Verification Procedure for Imports
Proposed Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center-First Notice