Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 3

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2017.

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. 3

Title
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2017
Marine Mammals; File No. 20481
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Applications and Reporting Requirements for the Incidental Take of Marine Mammals by Specified Activities (Other Than Commercial Fishing Operations) Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Air Force 86 Fighter Weapons Squadron Conducting Long Range Strike Weapon Systems Evaluation Program at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil and the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations and Countervailing Duty Orders
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 133-Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois; Authorization of Production Activity; Deere & Company, Subzone 133F, (Construction and Forestry Equipment), Dubuque, Iowa
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Membership of the Performance Review Board for the Office of the Secretary
Membership of the Departmental Performance Review Board
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Revolving Loan Fund Program Changes and General Updates to PWEDA Regulations
Marine Mammals; File No. 17845
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Pier Construction and Support Facilities Project, Port Angeles, WA