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The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to cancel a rule concerning the Federal Travel Regulation that was meant to update language around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This decision is being made to align with new executive orders requiring government agencies to recognize only two biological sexes and reverse prior changes not consistent with current goals. The intention is to revert back to using sex-specific pronouns in related documentation.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has found that some oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Mexico were sold in the U.S. at prices below their normal value. The review period is from May 11, 2022, to October 31, 2023. Commerce is also cancelling an administrative review for the company Siderca because the request for their review was withdrawn by United States Steel Tubular Products, Inc. Interested parties can comment on these preliminary results, and final results are expected within 120 days of publishing these findings.

The Department of Labor has repealed a rule from August 2020 that aligned with an Executive Order by former President Trump requiring specific procedures for issuing guidance documents. This decision follows a new Executive Order issued by President Biden on January 20, 2021, which revoked the previous order, highlighting the need for regulatory flexibility to address national challenges like COVID-19 and climate change. The Department determined the existing rule limited its ability to quickly provide necessary public guidance and thus decided to remove it, effective immediately.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to cancel the administrative review of the countervailing duty order concerning certain freight rail couplers from China. This decision was made because there were no suspended entries of these goods during the review period from March 3, 2023, to December 31, 2023, that needed assessment. Consequently, without entries to review, the department will not conduct the review. The Department will ensure that duties are assessed correctly on any necessary entries, following the standard procedures.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to cancel the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ceramic tiles imported from China for the period from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. This decision was made because there were no entries of tile imports from the companies under review that could be assessed during this time. As a result of the cancellation, antidumping duties will still be applied based on the required cash deposit rates at the time of the imports. The Commerce Department will instruct customs on handling these duties accordingly.

The Department of Commerce has issued a final rule to remove its regulations on guidance document procedures. This action follows a 2021 Executive Order by President Biden that revoked several previous Executive Orders on Federal regulation. After reviewing the policies, the Department determined that the existing rule unnecessarily limited its ability to effectively issue guidance and decided to rescind it. The final rule becomes effective on December 18, 2024, and it does not require public comment or additional analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

The Department of Commerce has issued preliminary findings regarding oil country tubular goods from Turkey. They determined that certain Turkish producers received negligible subsidies in 2018 and plan to end the review for two companies due to no sales in the U.S. during that time. Additionally, there is an intent to stop the review for five other companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these findings.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that certain producers and exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Türkiye received countervailable subsidies in 2022. As part of this review, the Commerce Department is rescinding the review for six companies that withdrew their request timely. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. After evaluating comments, the final results of this review are expected to be issued within 120 days.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has released preliminary findings that BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH from Germany received subsidies that can be countervailed on forged steel fluid end blocks from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The review of another company, Schmiedewerke Gräditz GmbH (SWG), has been partially rescinded because they had no entries of relevant products during this period. The department welcomes public comments on these preliminary results and plans to disclose the analysis to interested parties. The final determination will also establish future cash deposit requirements for countervailing duties.