Recent Department of Commerce regulations affecting small businesses

Department of Commerce seeks 60 days of public comment on information collection requirements for non-commercial fishing permits and reporting in Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments before OMB submission.

Department of Commerce solicits 60 days of public comment on information collection requirements for the Green Sturgeon 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions before submitting to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

New England Fishery Management Council's Herring Committee meets publicly to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.

U.S. International Trade Commission announces an opportunity for parties to request administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty orders and to join the annual inquiry service list.

NOAA's Greater Atlantic Region solicits public comment on an Exempted Fishing Permit application allowing federally permitted vessels to fish outside standard regulations for Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation research activities.

U.S. Department of Commerce initiates antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews for orders with March anniversary dates upon receipt of requests.

NMFS opens public comment on an Exempted Fishing Permit application allowing Massachusetts federally permitted fishing vessels to conduct regulated exemption fishing activities under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Virginia transfers a portion of its 2026 commercial summer flounder quota to New Jersey under the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions.

NMFS issues an incidental harassment authorization to the City of Unalaska for marine mammal takes during the Robert Storrs Harbor Floats A&B Replacement Project under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils hold joint webinar meetings for Advisory Panels to evaluate vessel baseline restrictions affecting commercial fishing operations.

The US Department of Commerce postpones its preliminary determination in the antidumping investigation of fresh mushrooms imported from Canada, affecting produce importers and distributors.

New England Fishery Management Council's Herring Advisory Panel holds a public meeting to recommend actions on New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone for Council consideration.

The U.S. Department of Commerce maintains the countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Türkiye, finding that revocation would likely result in continued countervailable subsidies.

Commerce Department requests 60-day public comment on information collection requirements for commercial fisheries authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 118 to assess reporting burden before OMB submission.

The U.S. Department of Commerce extends antidumping duties on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China, finding that revocation would likely lead to continued dumping.