🎣2025 Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery Specifications Overview
NMFS is finalizing specifications for the 2025 small-mesh multispecies fishery, including an annual catch limit (ACL) and total allowable landings (TAL) limit. This action is necessary to fully implement previously projected allowable small-mesh multispecies harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield (OY). This action is intended to establish the allowable 2025 harvest levels, consistent with the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Learn More⚖️Scope Ruling Applications Impacting Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of May 2025.
Learn More🐟Proposed 2025-2027 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications
NMFS proposes new 2025 harvest specifications and river herring and shad catch caps for the Atlantic herring fishery, and projects specifications and catch caps for 2026 and 2027, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council. This action also proposes to update the target rebuilding date for Atlantic herring. This action is necessary to respond to updated scientific information from a 2024 management track assessment and to achieve the goals and objectives of the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, including preventing overfishing, helping rebuild an overfished stock, and achieving optimum yield on a continuing basis.
Learn More⚖️Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Alkyl Phosphate Esters
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register on June 11, 2025, in which Commerce announced the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain alkyl phosphate esters from the People's Republic of China (China). This notice corrects the ending date of the antidumping duty provisional measures.
Learn More🚗Final Determination on Low-Speed Vehicles from China and Compliance Impact
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs) from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI) October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
Learn More📝Notice for Public Comment on BIS Information Collection Activities
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🏆Information Collection Notice for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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🖨️Investigation of Certain Ink Cartridges and Patent Infringement
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 13, 2025, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Epson Portland Inc. of Hillsboro, Oregon; Epson America, Inc. of Los Alamitos, California; and Seiko Epson Corporation of Japan. Supplements to the complaint were filed on May 19 and 30, 2025, and June 3, 2025. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain ink cartridges and components thereof II by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,764,172 ("the '172 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,370,934 ("the '934 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,535,038 ("the '038 Patent"); U.S. Patent No. 12,240,248 ("the '248 Patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 12,240,249 ("the '249 Patent"). The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
Learn More📊NTIA Internet Use Survey 2025
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📦Antidumping Duty Review Results for Light-Walled Pipe and Tube
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from Mexico was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
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