Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on July 31

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020.

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 July 31

Title
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2019 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Snowy Grouper
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Amendment 13
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska
International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Restrictions in Purse Seine Fisheries
Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
Foreign-Trade Zone 213-Ft. Myers, Florida; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Authorization of Production Activity; Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Appliances), Anderson, South Carolina
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 263, (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine