The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 25:

The National Marine Fisheries Service is postponing by an additional year an upcoming requirement that foreign countries and fisheries be found comparable in marine mammal protections for their fish and fish products to be eligible for import into the U.S., the agency said in a notice released Oct. 20. The extension until Dec. 31, 2023, comes as the NMFS considers “applications for comparability findings from 132 nations and for 2504 foreign fisheries,” a process that has been slowed by time delays in communications with foreign counterparts and translation of submitted responses.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 18:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 17:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 11:

The Commerce Department on Oct. 6 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 Jan. 1 through March 31, 2022. 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. 5:

The International Trade Administration is asking for comments on what critical goods and materials on a draft list prepared by the Commerce Department should remain on the list. The draft list covers public health, information and communications technology, energy and critical minerals. Comments will be due Nov. 3, and can be submitted at regulations.gov for Docket ID ITA-2022-0010, and should include the 8-digit or 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading of the goods and minerals requested for addition.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 3:​

The Commerce Department on Sept. 29 appointed members to its recently established Industrial Advisory Committee, which will provide the agency with guidance on semiconductor issues as it implements the CHIPS for America Act. The 24 committee members -- including officials from chips firms, car companies and academics -- will provide “advice on the science and technology needs” of the U.S. microelectronics industry. The Semiconductor Industry Association applauded the announcement, saying it’s “critical for government, industry, and academia to work collaboratively to ensure the new funding bridges key gaps in the current semiconductor [research and development] ecosystem.”