Rule published on Dec. 11 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on International Services Surveys: BE-82, Annual Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons.

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. 11

Title
International Services Surveys: BE-82, Annual Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons
Reopening of the Time Period for Acceptance of Comments on Preliminary Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
Export Trade Certificate of Review
One-time Report for Foreign Software or Technology Eligible for De Minimis Exclusion
Export Trade Certificate of Review
International Import Certificate
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fisheries; 2000 Specifications; Adjustment; Closure
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan