The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Nov. 2:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Nov. 1:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 27:

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs recently began a review of a Commerce Department interim final rule to remove some general approved exclusions, it said in a notice. Commerce determined that some GAEs approved in December (see 2012100047) last year "did not meet the criteria for inclusion as a GAE and should therefore be removed," it said. Commerce previously said it planned to make the changes in its regulatory agenda (see 2106150071).

The Commerce Department on Oct. 21 released its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on imported articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty April 1 through June 30, 2021. The agency again found that only Canada is providing subsidies, in the form of export assistance.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 14:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 13:

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs began a review of a Commerce Department proposed rule involving "connected software applications." The proposal falls within Commerce's efforts to secure the Information and Communications Technology and Services supply chain, according to the description. Some industry groups have voiced concern over the breadth of products that would be included within the ICTS supply chain rules (see 2104290065).

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 8:

The Commerce Department seeks public comments on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, paid by certain countries that exported softwood lumber to the U.S. Jan. 1 through June 30, 2021, it said in a notice released Oct. 7. The Softwood Lumber Act of 2008 requires Commerce to submit a report every 180 days on any subsidy provided by nations exporting softwood lumber or softwood products to the U.S., including subsidies for stumpage. Commerce is seeking input on subsidies paid by countries whose exports composed at least 1% of total U.S. softwood imports by quantity, as classified under tariff schedule subheadings 4407.10.01, 4407.11.00, 4407.12.00, 4407.19.05, 4407.19.06 and 4407.19.10, the agency said. International Trade Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb information indicates that six countries -- Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Romania and Sweden -- exported that much softwood lumber to the U.S. during that six-month period. Comments are due Nov. 8.