Commerce Department publishes rule on Dec. 11

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Available for the State of New Jersey.

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 Dec. 11

Title
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; Cost Recovery
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Available for the State of New Jersey
Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; California Central Valley Angler Survey
Foreign-Trade Zone 61-San Juan, Puerto Rico Application for Subzone, Parapiezas Corporation Amendment of Application
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 100-Dayton, Ohio; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; THOR Industries, Inc. (Commercial Bus Manufacturing); Jackson Center, Ohio
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Crosman Corporation (Airguns), Bloomfield and Farmington, New York
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework Northwest Iowa
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 7; Reopening of Comment Period