Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 28

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on BE-577: Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad- Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate.

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. 28

Title
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Change to Start of Pacific Sardine Fishing Year
BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
BE-9: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
BE-15: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
BE-185: Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2014 Tribal Fishery for Pacific Whiting
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery Off the Atlantic States; Amendment 5
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting
Endangered Species; File No. 17787
First Responder Network Authority Board Meetings
Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for Florida; Availability of Funds
Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2011
Certain Pasta From Italy: Notice of Final Results of 16th Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012
BE-30: Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of United States Carriers
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part
BE-577: Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad- Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate
BE-45: Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies With Foreign Persons
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
BE-29: Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States
BE-605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States-Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent