Commerce Department publishes rule on Sept. 21

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

The rule is focused on Extension of Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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. 21

Title
List of Fisheries for 2021
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Construction Project at Cook Inlet, Alaska
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
Biodiesel from Indonesia: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2019-2020
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire From the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Extension of Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements
Science Advisory Board