Notice 23 Apr 2025 trade regulations, antidumping, compliance, welded line pipe, import duties

📦Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Review on Welded Line Pipe

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 maritime, regulatory compliance, transportation, business impact, coastwise trade

🚢Implications of Coastwise Trade for Foreign-Built Vessels

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 maritime, foreign-built, vessel, regulations, transportation, coastwise trade

🚢Notice on Use of Foreign-Built Vessel in U.S. Coastwise Trade

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 vessel regulations, maritime, compliance, transportation, u.s. department of transportation, coastwise trade

🚢Notice on Use of Foreign-Built Vessel in U.S. Coastwise Trade

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

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Proposed Rule 23 Apr 2025 marine events, navigation (water), regulation, waterways, boating safety, york river, harbors, coast guard, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, marine safety, small businesses, security measures

⛵Proposed Regulation for Special Local Regulation on York River

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local regulation for certain waters on the York River in Yorktown, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during an annual high-speed boat race. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 fincen, casinos, recordkeeping, bank secrecy act, compliance, financial regulation

🎲Additional Records Retention Requirements for Casinos by FinCEN

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, FinCEN invites comments on the proposed renewal, without change, of certain existing information collection requirements found in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations applicable to casinos and card clubs. Under these regulations, among other requirements, casinos and card clubs (collectively, casinos) must secure and maintain--with respect to each deposit, account, or line of credit--a record of the name, permanent address, and social security number of the person involved at the time the funds are deposited, the account is opened, or credit is extended. This request for comments is made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 regulatory changes, energy, business compliance, transmission rates, western area power administration

⚡New Transmission Rates Proposed for Sierra Nevada Region in 2025

The Sierra Nevada Region (SN) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes new long-term formula rates to become effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030 for Pacific Alternating Current Intertie (PACI) Point-to-Point (PTP) transmission services. SN is proposing a cost-based formula rate for Statutory Service and two new equitable formula rates for sale of surplus capacity for non-Statutory Service. SN also proposes to supersede certain formula rates for short-term sales on the PACI, PACI-T4 and PACI-T5, (approved under Delegation Order No. S3-DEL-WAPA1-2023, Section 1.4.B) with these proposed long-term formula rates.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 payment systems, miami, securities, exchange regulation, financial services

💳MIAX Emerald Proposes Alternative Payment Instructions for Members

MIAX Emerald, LLC filed a proposed rule change to amend its billing system, allowing members to provide alternative payment instructions for fee collections. This change aims to ease operational burdens by enabling direct debits outside of the current Clearing Member requirements. The proposal seeks to provide flexibility while ensuring prompt fee collection for the Exchange.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 regulation, public comment, water resources, infrastructure, business impact

💧Extension of Comment Period for Water Resources Development Act 2024

On February 27, 2025, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (OASA(CW)) published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on any provisions in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The OASA(CW) invited the public to submit written comments on the development and issuance of guidance to implement WRDA 2024 during a 60-day public comment period ending on April 28, 2025. Due to an outage with the General Services Administration eRulemaking services from April 25 through April 28, 2025, the OASA(CW) is extending the public comment period by 2 days.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 trade compliance, china, solar industry, import regulations, usa, countervailing duty, crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, antidumping duty

☀️Revocation of Antidumping Duties on Solar Cells from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily intends to revoke, in part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) with respect to certain small, low- wattage, off-grid (CSPV) cells as described below. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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