Proposed rule published on Sept. 21 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, 2007 Benchmark 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 Sept. 21

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for 2007 Summer Period
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, 2007 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; Framework Adjustment 4
Certain Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from Brazil: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
MPM Silicones, LLC - Application for Subzone Status
Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Lemon Juice From Argentina
Request for Comments on Uniform Treatment (and Related Issues) in Local Access to Foreign-Trade Zone Procedures
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Stainless Steel Bar from India: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Lemon Juice From Mexico
Marine Mammals; File No. 881-1758