Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 1

The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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

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 Sept. 1

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Regulatory Amendment
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Buyback Requests
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey in the Arctic Ocean, September-October 2011
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review
Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program Calendar Year 2013
Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Reviews
Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship