Rule published on Feb. 23 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Direct Investment Surveys: BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States.

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 Feb. 23

Title
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Ni-Resist Piston Inserts From Argentina and the Republic of Korea: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records
Foreign-Trade Zone 22-Chicago, IL; Expansion of Subzone and Scope of Manufacturing Authority Subzone 22F; Abbott Molecular, Inc. (Pharmaceutical/Molecular Diagnostic Products) Des Plaines and Elk Grove Village, IL
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from the Republic of Korea: Extension of the Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the 2007/2008 Administrative Review
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States