Recent Department of Commerce regulations affecting small businesses

Presidential Proclamation 11021 imposes tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper imports; this notice issues technical corrections to the tariff schedule classifications effective under the national security directive.

NMFS requests public comments on an incidental harassment authorization for marine mammal takes during the Kensington Dock Repair Project in Berners Bay, Alaska, with a possible one-year renewal available under specified conditions.

The U.S. Department of Commerce rescinds its countervailing duty administrative review on Canadian utility-scale wind towers for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

NMFS implements Framework Adjustments 19 and 7 revising the recreational management measures process for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries in the Northeastern United States.

The Department of Commerce initiates a countervailing duty investigation into oil country tubular goods imported from Austria to determine if unfair subsidies are present.

The Commerce Department preliminarily determines that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Indonesia are being sold at less than fair value; the investigation period covers July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Laos are sold at less than fair value; interested parties may comment on the determination for the January 1–June 30, 2025 investigation period.

U.S. Department of Commerce initiates less-than-fair-value investigations into oil country tubular goods imports from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates to determine dumping practices.

NMFS Framework Adjustment 18 modifies minimum mesh size exemptions in the commercial summer flounder fishery to increase operational flexibility for northeastern U.S. fishing businesses.

NMFS is accepting public comments on a Navy request for authorization to incidentally take marine mammals during military readiness activities in the Mariana Islands from July 2027 through July 2034.

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily finds that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India are sold at less than fair value; the investigation period runs July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and interested parties may comment on the…

The U.S. Department of Commerce determines that seamless oil country tubular goods produced in Thailand using Chinese steel billets and sold to U.S. customers are subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese OCTG.

Commerce determines that certain chassis and subassemblies imported from China are covered under existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders, affecting U.S. importers of affected merchandise.

Framework Adjustment 17 revises Atlantic mackerel rebuilding timelines and sets 2026-2027 fishing specifications for the mackerel, squid, and butterfish fishery in the northeastern United States based on updated stock assessments.

New England Fishery Management Council corrects Federal Register language from April 13, 2026 to clarify scoping meeting versus listening session terminology.