Rule published by Commerce Department on Nov. 17

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

The rule is focused on Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files.

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 Nov. 17

Title
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Incidental Catch
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program
Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of Directed Fishery for Pacific Mackerel; Correction
Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting