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BIS Seeks Comments on Info Collections for Section 232 Exclusion Requests, Objections
November 19, 2021 |Commerce Dept.

The Bureau of Industry and Security seeks comments by Jan. 21 on its collections of information related to requests for Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff exclusions and objections to them. The agency’s comment request will be followed by submission of the information collections for re-approval by the Office of Management and Budget, and will help BIS “assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden.”

Negotiations for Indo-Pacific 'Economic Framework' Likely to Begin in 2022, Raimondo Says
November 17, 2021 |Commerce Dept.

The Indo-Pacific economic framework in early discussions between the U.S. and several Pacific Rim countries could see a more formal process begin in early 2022, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at a forum hosted by Bloomberg Nov. 17. The framework would be “more robust in some ways” than a traditional free trade agreement, addressing areas not usually covered by trade pacts, she said. Currently in Singapore, Raimondo also discussed the framework in Tokyo on her current trip (see 2111150047), and will be heading to Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. Raimondo told the forum the topics addressed by the framework could be broader, such as partnerships to build a more resilient supply chain; interoperability, particularly in the context of digital trade; standards for emerging technologies; semiconductors; and green technologies. The U.S. rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not going to happen now “for various reasons,” Raimondo said. But the framework represents an effort by the Biden administration to reengage economically with the Indo-Pacific, she said. The U.S. has been “absent in the last few years,” and there seems to be a strong “pull to have us back,” Raimondo said.

Commerce Secretary Talks Steel and Aluminum With Japanese Trade Minister
November 15, 2021 by Mara Lee|Commerce Dept.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Trade Minister Hagiuda Koichi Nov. 15, and talked about strengthening supply chains, export controls and cooperating on digital technologies -- and talked about how to cooperate to confront excess capacity in steel and aluminum. Japanese exports of steel face a 25% tariff in the U.S., and after the U.S. agreed to tariff rate quotas on steel with Europe, Japan asked to get a similar deal.