Proposed rule published on Aug. 17 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad-2004.

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 Aug. 17

Title
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad-2004
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rock Sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Shore-based Sector and the Resumption of Trip Limits
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirement; Effective Date for Atlantic Shark Fisheries
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; “Other Flatfish” in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Silicomanganese From Brazil: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India
Honey from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone-Conroe (Montgomery County), TX; Application and Public Hearing
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tubes from Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Foreign-Trade Zone 25-Port Everglades, FL; Application for Expansion
Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Review: Certain Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the People's Republic of China
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Global Positioning System (GPS) Industry Survey