Notice 15 Apr 2025 countervailing duties, international trade, china, steel industry, department of commerce, trade compliance

⚖️Alignment of Countervailing Duty Determination for Slag Pots

This notice addresses the alignment of final countervailing duty determination with the final less-than-fair-value determination for slag pots imported from China. It confirms that the final determinations will be made concurrently, influencing compliance and operational strategies for stakeholders in the steel industry.

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Notice 14 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, privacy act, department of commerce, data collection, public affairs, media relations

📊Establishment of New Public Affairs Records System by Commerce

The Department of Commerce (Department or Commerce) is issuing this notice of its intent to establish a new system of records entitled "COMMERCE/DEPT-30, Public Affairs Records." The purpose of soliciting this information is to enable the Department's Office of Public Affairs and the Department's operating units to establish and maintain contact with the media, members of civil society organizations, and the public, as well as circulate information to specific individuals or groups based on self-identified regional and policy interests. This system significantly expands the Department's ability to collect current data, historical data, interviews, and commentary, as well as digitize existing libraries of this data in a searchable format. The Department uses public affairs records (PA Records) for various purposes, including research, historical commentary, storm and disaster archives, and public affairs records documenting matters of significant public interest. The Department is committed to ensuring that any technology, including digitization of archival records, used to collect, use, retain, or disseminate information about individuals complies with the Constitution, Federal law, regulations, and policies.

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Notice 11 Apr 2025 compliance, regulations, trade, countervailing duty, department of commerce, mexico, sugar

🍬2023 Preliminary Results of Sugar CVD Agreement with Mexico

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the signatory, the Government of Mexico (GOM), and the respondent companies selected for individual examination, respectively, Azucarera San Jose De Abajo S.A. and Santa Rosalia de la Chontalpa, SA de CV, were in compliance with the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, as amended (CVD Agreement) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the CVD Agreement met the applicable statutory requirements during the POR.

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Notice 11 Apr 2025 compliance, international trade, china, antidumping duty, department of commerce, crystalline silicon, photovoltaic cells

☀️Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Review on Solar Cells

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the companies which Commerce granted a separate rate sold subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. Commerce also preliminarily determines that one company does not qualify for a separate rate, certain companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, and that it is appropriate to rescind this review with respect to certain companies. Commerce invites interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

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Notice 10 Apr 2025 compliance, countervailing duties, international trade, china, department of commerce, freight rail couplers

🚆Rescission of Countervailing Duty Review on Freight Rail Couplers

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is March 3, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

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Notice 3 Apr 2025 countervailing duties, trade regulations, financial implications, department of commerce, taiwan, epoxy resins

📊Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty on Epoxy Resins from Taiwan

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from Taiwan. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

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Notice 31 Mar 2025 information collection, risk management, public comment, department of commerce, foreign nationals

📋Department of Commerce Notice on 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.

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Notice 27 Mar 2025 compliance, trade regulations, antidumping duties, india, department of commerce, lined paper products

📄Antidumping Duty Results on Lined Paper Products from India

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India were sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023.

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Notice 21 Mar 2025 international trade, antidumping duty, department of commerce, malaysia, polyethylene bags

🛍️Final Results of Antidumping Duty Review for Polyethylene Bags

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that polyethylene retail carrier bags from Malaysia were not 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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Notice 14 Mar 2025 compliance, international trade, countervailing duty, vietnam, department of commerce, subsidies, molded fiber products

📦Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duties on Molded Fiber Products

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) during the period of investigation, January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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