🎣Amendment 55 Overview for Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper Fisheries
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper- Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. If approved by the Secretary of Commerce, Amendment 55 would remove yellowmouth grouper from the other South Atlantic shallow water grouper complex (other SASWG) and establish a new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. Amendment 55 would also establish status determination criteria (SDC), a rebuilding plan, catch levels, sector allocations, sector management measures, and accountability measures (AMs) for the new complex; and establish catch levels for the revised other SASWG complex. The purpose of Amendment 55 is to rebuild the scamp and yellowmouth grouper stock, and achieve optimum yield (OY) while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects.
Learn More🎣Overview of High Seas Fishing Permit Application Regulations
The Department of Commerce, through NOAA, seeks public comment on the information collection related to fishing permits for U.S. vessels operating on the high seas. This includes applications for permits, logbook reporting, and vessel marking. The notice aims to assess reporting requirements and gather feedback to optimize the regulatory process while ensuring compliance with the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act.
Learn More🐟Compliance Required for Fishery Products Importation 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🎣New England Fisheries Management Council
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is holding a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Learn More🐟New England Fishery Council's Public Meeting Announcement - April 2024
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Learn More🏗️Certification of Tariff Processing Systems on Steel and Aluminum
On February 10, 2025, the President issued Proclamations 10895 "Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States" (Aluminum Proclamation), and 10896 "Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States" (Steel Proclamation), imposing specified rates of duty on imports of aluminum and steel, respectively (collectively, the Proclamations). The Proclamations also required the Secretary of Commerce to certify that adequate systems are in place to fully, efficiently, and expediently process and collect tariff revenue for covered articles. This notice certifies that adequate systems are in place to fully, efficiently, and expediently process and collect tariff revenue for covered articles for both steel and aluminum.
Learn More📅Cancellation Notice for 2030 Census Advisory Committee Meeting
The 2030 Census Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) meeting previously scheduled for April 3-4, 2025, is cancelled.
Learn More🔩Antidumping Order on Steel Rods
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 expedited carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from the India, Taiwan, and Thailand would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
Learn More⚖️Continuation of Countervailing Duty Orders on Steel Rods from India & China
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India and the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these CVD orders.
Learn More🛠️Postponement of Antidumping Investigations for Overhead Door Springs
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the postponement of preliminary determinations regarding less-than-fair-value investigations of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs imported from China and India. The decision follows a request from petitioners for additional time to analyze information and establish accurate antidumping duty margins, extending the deadline to May 27, 2025.
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