Notice published on Dec. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Shipper's Export Declaration Program.

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 Dec. 28

Title
Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Commercial Quota Transfer
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Shark Management Measures
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From The People's Republic of China
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From Germany
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From Italy
Silicomanganese From Venezuela: Notice of Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation
Scope Determination Regarding the Effect on Foreign-Trade Zone Board Orders Resulting From Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
User Satisfaction Surveys
Approval of Manufacturing Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 7, IPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 104, Savannah, GA
E-Government Survey
Shipper's Export Declaration Program
Special Census Program
Permits; Foreign Fishing
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From Taiwan
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From South Africa
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From Luxembourg
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From the Russian Federation
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Structural Steel Beams From Spain