What did Commerce Department publish on Aug. 7?

The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad.

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 Aug. 7

Title
Direct Investment Surveys: BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
BroadbandUSA Webinar Series
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit Information Collections
Multistakeholder Process on Promoting Software Component Transparency
Proposed Information Collection; NIST Invention Disclosure and Inventor Information Collection
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances