Commerce Department publishes notice on Sept. 23

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings”.

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. 23

Title
Meeting of Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India: Notice of Commencement of Compliance Proceedings Pursuant to Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Sugar From Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Threatened Status for Island Grouper (Mycteroperca fusca) and Endangered Status for Gulf Grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings”
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Matters Related to First Inventor to File”
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Expenditure Survey of Golden Crab Fishermen in the U.S. South Atlantic Region
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Eel Fishery
Sugar From Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Notice of Scope Rulings