Notice published by Commerce Department on May 5

The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation.

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 May 5

Title
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2009 Management Measures
Availability of Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funds for Fiscal Year 2009; Amendment
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation
Revisions to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program Regulations and Implementation Regulations for Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Overseers