🐟Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Public Meetings Overview
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its Program Planning Standing Committee (SC), Pelagic and International SC, Executive and Budget SC, and its 202nd Council meeting to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
Learn More⚖️Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders on Optical Brighteners
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) from the People's Republic of China (China) and Taiwan would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders.
Learn More📜Notice on Information Collection for Chemical Weapons Regulations
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More📉Final Results of Antidumping Duty Orders on Acetone
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on acetone from Belgium, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Singapore, the Republic of South Africa (South Africa), and Spain would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the dumping margins identified in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
Learn More🌱Phillips 66 Notification for Renewable Fuels Production in Texas
The Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received a notification from Phillips 66 Company regarding proposed production activities for renewable fuels at their Old Ocean, Texas facility. The notification outlines specific foreign-status materials and finished products to be authorized, inviting public comment until April 15, 2025. Public access to detailed information is available on the Board's website.
Learn More📦Postponement of Preliminary Determinations for Hard Capsules Regulations
The U.S. Department of Commerce has postponed the preliminary determinations regarding less-than-fair-value investigations into hard empty capsules imported from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam. This postponement, requested by the petitioner, allows Commerce additional time to evaluate the investigation thoroughly, with new deadlines established for issuing determinations. The final determinations will follow in a specified timeframe unless further postponed.
Learn More📦New Aluminum Import Duties and Regulations for Businesses Impacting 2025
The President issued Proclamation 10895 "Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States," (Aluminum Presidential Proclamation) on February 10, 2025, imposing specified rates of duty on imports of aluminum. In Proclamation 10895, the President authorized and directed the Secretary of Commerce to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) so that it conforms to the amendments and effective dates in the proclamation. The revised HTSUS is set out in Annex 1 to this notice.
Learn More⚙️New Tariffs on Steel Imports Affecting U.S. Businesses
The President issued Proclamation 10896 "Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States," (Steel Presidential Proclamation) on February 10, 2025, imposing specified rates of duty on imports of steel. In Proclamation 10896, the President authorized and directed the Secretary of Commerce to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) so that it conforms to the amendments and effective dates in the proclamation. The revised HTSUS is set out in Annex 1 to this notice.
Learn More🎣Regulation on Pacific Cod Fishing in Alaska's Exclusive Economic Zone
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI.
Learn More☀️Notice of Final Results for Antidumping Duty Orders on Solar Cells
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of December 12, 2024 in which Commerce announced the final results of the changed circumstances reviews (CCR) 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 Hanwha Q CELLS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd (Hanwha). This notice corrects portions of the Appendix V certification, also attached herein.
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