The Bureau of Industry and Security is making progress on an Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) supply chain rule involving “connected vehicles.” The agency sent the prerule for interagency review on Feb. 16.

The Bureau of Industry and Security sent a final rule for interagency review that could make changes to the exclusion process for Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. BIS sent the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Feb. 15, about six months after it published proposed changes aimed at improving the accuracy and efficiency of exclusion requests and objections (see 2308250035).

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

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements is adding several types of nylon dobby weave fabric to the "short supply list" in Annex 3.25 of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement for items not commercially available in a timely manner, it said in a notice. Powers Manufacturing Company, which does business as Powers Athletic, requested the additions in December. The fabrics, classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 5407.43.2030 and 5407.42.2060, are being added in unrestricted quantities. Under short supply provisions of CAFTA-DR, fibers, yarns and fabrics listed in Annex 3.25 are provided with tariff preferences under the trade agreement.

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework's supply chain pillar will take effect Feb. 24, the Commerce Department announced this week. The pillar is expected to improve coordination among IPEF countries as they look to diversify supply chains, resolve logistical bottlenecks, remove obstacles to trade and more (see 2309080050).

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

The U.S. and the EU held the fifth meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in Washington on Jan. 30, where the two sides again committed to increasing trade and cooperating on economic security and emerging technology issues, according to a European Commission readout of the meeting. The commission said the EU and the U.S. agreed to “explore ways to facilitate trade in goods and technologies that are vital for the green transition” and strengthen approaches to investment screening, export controls, outbound investment and “dual-use innovation.”

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Jan. 24:

U.S. companies can temporarily import certain controlled firearms they previously exported to Ukraine in order to service or repair them, the Bureau of Industry and Security clarified as part of a broader Russia-related final rule released Jan. 23. BIS said those firearms can be temporarily imported under License Exception RPL (Replacement of Parts and Equipment) as long as they were originally exported under a BIS license.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Jan. 23: