What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 30?

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2015 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Specifications and 2015 Commercial Summer Flounder Quota Adjustments.

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. 30

Title
Certification Program for Access to the Death Master File
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP); Amendment 7
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2015 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Specifications and 2015 Commercial Summer Flounder Quota Adjustments
Order Denying Export Privileges
Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2013
Order Denying Export Privileges
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From the Netherlands: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013
Fiber Materials, Inc., 5 Morin Street, Biddeford, ME 04005, Respondent; Order Waiving Remainder of Denial Order Period
Order Denying Export Privileges
Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Marine Mammals; File No. 14097
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Amended Affirmative Preliminary Determination
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; 2015 Cost Recovery