What did Commerce Department publish on Sept. 20?

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of 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 Sept. 20

Title
Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based Fishery for Pacific Whiting
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Snowy Grouper; Commercial Trip Limit Reduction
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review
National Institute of Standards and Technology; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United StatesBE-29
Ocean Freight Revenues and Expenses of United States Carriers-BE-30 U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses-BE-37
Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibited Species Donation Program
Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States-BE-36
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
Economic Adjustment Assistance; Availability of Funds for Norton Sound, Alaska