Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday he’s placing a hold on all Commerce Department nominees who have already cleared the Senate Commerce Committee, including National Institute of Standards and Technology director nominee Laurie Locascio (see 2111170071). He told Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the delay will last until the panel holds a requested oversight hearing with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about “the Biden administration’s plans to solve” the current supply chain crisis. “Instead of creating a friendly business environment,” President Joe Biden “has made it a priority of his administration to add burdensome regulations,” Scott wrote Cantwell. “I find it extremely concerning that members of the Biden administration seem to be focused more on playing TV commentator than finding real solutions.” The committee didn’t comment.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 18 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department and the State Department are considering final rules that would revise export controls for goods destined to Cambodia. Under its final rule, Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security would revise certain restrictions for Cambodia under the Export Administration Regulations, while the State Department would add Cambodia to its list of proscribed countries in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Both agencies sent their respective rules for interagency review Nov. 16.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 17 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 16 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 15 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 12 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 10 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 5 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Biden administration is still working through a sweeping review of its arms transfer policies, which is expected to place more of an emphasis on human rights concerns while helping to remove foreign barriers to U.S. defense exporters, said Tim Betts, a senior State Department official. He said the agency is in the middle of an “intensive” interagency process and “wide ranging” discussions with industry and Congress to determine how best to revise its conventional arms transfer policies, which could represent a more cautious approach compared with the previous administration.