Commerce Department publishes rule on March 18

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2016 and 2017 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish.

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 March 18

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2016 and 2017 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2016 and 2017 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
United States Investment Advisory Council
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 45-Portland, Oregon; Authorization of Production Activity; Lam Research Corporation; Subzone 45H (Semiconductor Production Equipment, Subassemblies and Related Parts); Tualatin and Sherwood, Oregon
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order
Authorization of Production Activity; Foreign-Trade Subzone 238B; CEI-Roanoke, LLC (Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Bottling); Roanoke, Virginia
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 141-Monroe County, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Xerox Corporation; Subzone 141B (Bulk Toner, Toner Cartridges and Photoreceptors); Webster, New York
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 168-Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Passenger Jet Aircraft); Dallas, Texas
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39-Dallas, Texas; Authorization of Production Activity; Zale Delaware, Inc.; Subzone 39F (Assembly of Jewelry); Irving, Texas
Approval of Expansion of Subzone 78A Nissan North America, Inc.; Smyrna, Tennessee
Endangered and Threatened Species; Identification of 14 Distinct Population Segments of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Proposed Revision of Species-Wide Listing
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Recreational Management Measures
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request