Rule published by Commerce Department on Aug. 14

The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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 Aug. 14

Title
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Crustacean Fisheries; Deepwater Shrimp
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Correction
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
Solicitation of Proposals and Applications for the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Opportunity Pursuant to Act of June 30, 2008, Public Law 110-252, 122 Stat. 2323 (2008)
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Termination of Critical- Circumstances Investigation: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia
Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Foreign-Trade Zone 77 Memphis, Tennessee, Application for Subzone, Black & Decker Corporation (Power Tools, Lawn and Garden Tools, and Home Products Distribution), Jackson, Tennessee
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office