The Bureau of Industry and Security will give stakeholders another 30 days to weigh in on procedures for evaluating the granting or denial of Section 232 tariff exclusions on imports of steel and aluminum, it said in a Federal Registernotice to be published March 16. Comments can be submitted beginning that date at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, OMB Control Number 0694-0138.
The Commerce Department is soliciting comments from companies, academics and other researchers, labor unions and civil society on how the U.S. should negotiate with countries to create an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. They'd like to hear stakeholders' advice on general negotiating objectives; supply chain resilience; digital and emerging technologies' treatment; how the IPEF could address clean energy, decarbonization and infrastructure; and tax- and anti-corruption-related issues. Comments are due on or before April 11.