Rule published on Aug. 24 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2017 Recreational and Commercial Closures for the Florida Keys/East Florida Stock of Hogfish in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

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 Aug. 24

Title
Spring 2017 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2017 Recreational and Commercial Closures for the Florida Keys/East Florida Stock of Hogfish in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 37; Correction
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Participant Application, Participant Exit Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story Report
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Testing and Training Activities Conducted in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India and Italy: Antidumping Duty Orders
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Countervailing Duty Order
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Report From Foreign-Trade Zones
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; the Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination Used by Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at the Department of Commerce
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; the Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Against the Department of Commerce
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Marine Mammals; File No. 21486
Management Plan for South Slough, Oregon National Estuarine Research Reserve