What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 20?

The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Request for Comments on Discretion To Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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 Oct. 20

Title
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Billfish Tagging Report
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Forged Steel Fittings From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
2020 Census Tribal Consultation; Virtual Public Meeting
Census Scientific Advisory Committee; Virtual Public Meeting
Request for Comments on Discretion To Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Salmon Bycatch Minimization
International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Requirements to Safeguard Fishery Observers