What did Commerce Department publish on Sept. 12?

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Patent Cooperation Treaty.

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 Sept. 12

Title
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #3 - Closure and Reopening of the Recreational Fishery from Cape Falcon, Oregon to Humbug Mountain, Oregon
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Endangered Species; File No. 1429
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Oceanographic Surveys at the Storegga Slide, Norwegian Sea
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Intent
Synthetic Indigo From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 13; Amendment 13A
Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan