Commerce Department publishes rule on Dec. 19

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery.

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. 19

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery
National Conference on Weights and Measures Interim Meeting
Marine Mammals; File No. 20527
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for National Institute of Standards and Technology Prize Competition-Reusable Abstractions of Manufacturing Processes (RAMP) Challenge
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Multifactor Authentication for e-Commerce Project for the Retail Sector
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Limitation of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as Amended by the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE)
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Orders
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 2014-2015 Antidumping Administrative Review
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current Population Surveys (CPS) Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS)
Programmatic Environmental Assessment
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; File Nos. 19225, 19257, 19315, 19674, and 20599