New regs for Wednesday: Vending machines, motorcycle brakes and rockfish

Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for vending machines, motorcycle brake notifications and rockfish fishing.
 
Here’s what is happening:
 
Vending machines: The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with a long-awaited rule that will require vending machines to list the number of calories on products that do not already have nutrition labels.
 
The final rule, which would take effect Dec. 1, 2016, applies to vending operators with at least 20 machines. The provision is part of highly anticipated regulations, unveiled late Monday, that would require restaurants to post calorie counts and other nutritional information on menus.
 
The public has 30 days to comment.
 
Motorcycle brakes: The Department of Transportation is considering a rule that would allow the ABS, which stands for anti-lock brake system, notification light to be the telltale sign of a break malfunction in motorcycles.
 
The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for motorcycle brake systems was last updated in 2012, but the ABS symbol did not previously comply with the letter height requirements for a standardized malfunction symbol.
 
The public has 30 days to comment.
 
Rockfish: The Department of Commerce is considering adding two species of rockfish, sunset rockfish and blackspotted rockfish, to its Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan to safeguard against over fishing.
 
Sunset rockfish have been mistaken for vermillion rockfish, commonly known as Pacific red snapper, for years, making them harder to protect.  These fish can be found swimming at depth ranging from 20 feet to 1,440 feet from Alaska to California.
 
The public has 60 days to comment.