Rule published by Commerce Department on Dec. 14

The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Retention Limit for Blacknose Sharks and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Atlantic Region.

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. 14

Title
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Retention Limit for Blacknose Sharks and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Atlantic Region
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 16
2017 Annual Determination to Implement the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement
Gulf of Mexico Coast Conservation Corps (GulfCorps) Program
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meetings
Request for Information on Identification of New Capabilities Needed by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Administrative Review; 2014-2015
Confidentiality Pledge Revision Notice
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; Amendment 26