What did Commerce Department publish on May 30?

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

The rule is focused on Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications.

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 May 30

Title
Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region
January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Incidental Catch Requirements of Bluefin Tuna
Endangered Species; File No. 1352
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Seismic Testing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico