Notice 20 Feb 2025 commerce, information collection, demographics, market research, census, economic data

📊Census Bureau’s 2025 Current Population Survey Information Collection

The Department of Commerce's Census Bureau is seeking public comments on its information collection request for the 2025 Current Population Survey Field Test. This test aims to assess the effectiveness of internet self-response methods for data collection, with the intent to enhance accuracy and representation in future surveys. The initiative will inform procedures that serve the needs of the survey and its respondents.

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Notice 19 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, commerce, international trade, china, countervailing duty, ceramics

📦Notice of Countervailing Duty Investigation on Chinese Ceramic Grains

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated a countervailing duty investigation on imports of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China. The preliminary determination has been postponed to allow for a thorough analysis of relevant data from respondents. This follows a timely request for postponement by the petitioner, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

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Notice 19 Feb 2025 commerce, business regulations, export control, advisory committees, emerging technology

🏛️Notice of Emerging Technology Advisory Committee Meeting

The Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will meet on March 10, 2025, to advise and assist the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal officials on matters related to export control policies. The meeting will be partially closed to the public pursuant to the exemptions under the Federal Advisory Act (FACA) and the Government in the Sunshine Act. The public session will include working group reports, open business discussions, and industry presentations.

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Notice 19 Feb 2025 commerce, countervailing duties, international trade, regulation, china, erythritol

📈Postponement of Countervailing Duty Determination on Erythritol

The U.S. Department of Commerce announces the postponement of the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation into erythritol imports from China, originally scheduled for March 10, 2025. This decision follows a petition from Cargill, stating the need for additional time to review the complexities involved in the case. The new deadline for the preliminary determination is now set for May 12, 2025.

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Notice 19 Feb 2025 commerce, countervailing duties, international trade, china, subsidy rates, personal transportation vehicles

🚗Amended Countervailing Duty Determination for LSPTVs from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the preliminarily affirmative countervailing duty (CVD) determination on certain low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs) from the People's Republic of China (China) to correct significant ministerial errors.

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Notice 18 Feb 2025 commerce, manufacturing, import regulations, foreign-trade zones, virginia, aluminum

🏭Proposed Production Activity in FTZ 207 for Kaiser Aluminum

Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC has notified the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of proposed production activities for aluminum products at its Richmond, Virginia location. The notification complies with regulations, and public comments are invited until March 31, 2025. Key details regarding materials/components and potential duties are addressed in the announcement.

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Notice 18 Feb 2025 agriculture, commerce, regulation, california, antitrust, export trade

🌰Notice on Amending Export Trade Certificate for Almonds

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis ("OTEA") of the International Trade Administration, received an application for an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.

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Notice 18 Feb 2025 regulations, commerce, international trade, antidumping, china, chlorinated isocyanurates

📦Final Antidumping Duty Results for Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Heze Huayi) and Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai) sold chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

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Notice 14 Feb 2025 legal regulations, fishery management, noaa, pacific council, commerce, public meeting

🎣Pacific Fishery Management Council

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory bodies will meet March 4-11, 2025, in Vancouver, WA and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely.

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Notice 12 Feb 2025 antidumping, lemon juice, trade agreements, commerce, argentinian trade

🍋Rescission of Antidumping Duty Reviews on Lemon Juice

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina (2016 Agreement) for the periods of review (PORs) from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, and from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. On January 17, 2025, Commerce finalized an amendment to the 2016 Agreement, rendering the administrative reviews of the pre-existing 2016 Amendment moot.

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