Rule published by Commerce Department on Dec. 21

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2013 Commercial and Recreational Quotas for Red Snapper.

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. 21

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Salmon
Revision to the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of New Jersey
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2013 Commercial and Recreational Quotas for Red Snapper
Boundary Expansion of Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries; Intent To Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Meetings
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); Public Meeting
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR); Data Webinar for South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR); Assessment Process Webinars for Caribbean Blue Tang and Queen Triggerfish
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Genesee County, NY
Foreign-Trade Zone 22-Chicago, IL, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Abbott Laboratories, Inc., AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Production), North Chicago, IL, Area
Approval for Manufacturing Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 277; Suntech Arizona, Inc. (Solar Panel Manufacturing); Goodyear, AZ
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting