Rule published by Commerce Department on May 22

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases.

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 22

Title
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Final 2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications
Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
Petition To List 83 Species of Coral as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Endangered Species; File No. 16306
Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea and Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations
Welded Large Diameter Line Pipe From Japan: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review