The Commerce Department universally tolled all "Enforcement and Compliance deadlines" for 47 days, the effective length of the federal government shutdown, save for submissions due during the shutdown and requests for administrative reviews of suspension agreements and antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
EPA has issued calendar year 2026 allowances for the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons, according to a Federal Register notice to be published Nov. 20. This issuance is in accordance with EPA regulations per the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which directs EPA by Oct. 1 of each calendar year to determine the quantity of production and consumption allowances for the following calendar year, EPA said.
On Nov. 18, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 20-8 Nov. 19 to approve the nomination of Laura DiBella to fill one of two vacancies on the Federal Maritime Commission. Her nomination now heads to the full Senate for its consideration. DiBella and fellow nominee Robert Harvey both pledged last month to vigorously enforce the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 if confirmed by the Senate (see 2510220029). The committee has not announced a vote on Harvey.
President Donald Trump, speaking at a Saudi investment forum, said that if the Supreme Court rules against the use of national emergency authorities to impose reciprocal tariffs, the administration will manage.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 10-16:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 18, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
Management of CBP's drawback program and its drawback specialists has been transferred to the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Mineral Center of Excellence and Expertise of the Houston Field Office "for enhanced uniformity and oversight," according to a Nov. 19 trade information notice.
As a Russia sanctions bill appears to have more momentum (see 2511170041), Democratic senators declined to say what tariff levels would be effective or appropriate if it becomes law.