Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 30

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

The proposed rule is focused on Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures.

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 Oct. 30

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Modifications to the Number of Unrigged Hooks Carried On Board Bottom Longline Vessels
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 21-3; Trawl Rationalization Program
Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Temporary Measures To Reduce Overfishing of Golden Tilefish
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Marine Mammals; File No. 21431
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Certain Paper Clips From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request