Notice published by Commerce Department on Jan. 3

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Endangered Species; Permit No. 1429.

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 Jan. 3

Title
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fishing Capacity Reduction Program; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; California, Washington, and Oregon Fisheries for Coastal Dungeness Crab and Pink Shrimp; Industry Fee Collection System for Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews
Census Coverage Measurement Person Followup Interview and Person Followup Reinterview Operations
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Reviews
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
Changes To Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims
Endangered Species; Permit No. 1429
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan: Notice of Final Results of Expedited (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders
Oil Country Tubular Goods from Japan: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain In-Shell Pistachios from Iran
Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China