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The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that wood mouldings and millwork products imported from China are being sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices. This means these products are sold at less than their fair market value, negatively affecting U.S. businesses. As a result, certain Chinese companies will face dumping margins, including a high rate for companies that didn't fully cooperate with the investigation. U.S. Customs will continue to hold some of these imports and require deposits to match the difference between normal and dumped prices until further notice.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is asking for public comments on their plan to extend a current information collection requirement, as part of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) for contract financing related to foreign military sales. This extension is necessary to ensure the proper usage of foreign funds, as mandated by the Arms Export Control Act, for buying military equipment for other countries. The public can comment on the necessity and effectiveness of this information collection process until February 18, 2025. The collection involves businesses providing details such as separate progress payment requests and schedules to help the government track and allocate funds properly.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a decision that melamine imported from India is being sold in the U.S. at prices lower than fair value. This applies to melamine from one particular company, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, but not to other Indian producers. As a result, the department will direct U.S. Customs to collect deposits based on estimated dumping margins to counter low-priced imports, continuing measures from their preliminary findings. The International Trade Commission will also decide soon whether these imports harm U.S. industry, which could lead to additional duties.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the fiscal year 2021 adjustments to transaction fee rates under Sections 31(b) and (c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These fee rates are applied based on the total dollar amount of sales of certain securities, either on a national securities exchange or through members of a national securities association. The new fee rate is set at $5.10 per million dollars starting February 25, 2021. This rate aims to cover the SEC’s annual budget of $1,926,162,000, as specified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that due to expected collections exceeding the planned budget of $2,188,658,000 for fiscal year 2025, the transaction fee rate under sections 31(b) and (c) of the Securities Exchange Act will be adjusted to $0.00 per million dollars. This adjustment comes into effect on May 14, 2025. The methodology for calculating the new fee rates, which were initially supposed to offset the SEC's appropriation by Congress, is detailed in the document's Appendix A. Despite financial calculations suggesting a negative fee rate, such a rate is not possible, so it has been rounded to zero.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a notice regarding an application for exemptions from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The applicants, Strategas Securities, LLC and Strategas Trust, seek permission for unit investment trusts (UITs) to impose deferred sales charges and offer exchange and rollover options to unitholders, among other requests. They also ask for relief from requirements related to net worth and capital gains distributions, arguing it's necessary to facilitate their investment strategies. Interested parties may request a hearing on the matter by March 15, 2021.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed new rules to manage an excise tax on the sale of certain designated drugs by manufacturers, producers, and importers. These regulations detail how the tax will be applied and calculated, particularly focusing on sales during specific periods defined by law. The proposed rules include definitions of terms like "manufacturer" and "sale," guidelines for identifying sales subject to the tax, and methods for calculating the tax amount. The rules aim to ensure that the tax is assessed fairly and are seeking public comments and possible requests for a hearing by March 3, 2025.

The Department of the Treasury is seeking public comments on a revised information collection called the Treasury International Capital Form SLT. This form involves reporting data on the buying, selling, and changes in the value of long-term securities by U.S. and foreign residents. The revision aims to improve data accuracy by collecting all information from a single source and reducing the paperwork burden on custodians. The updated form will become effective from February 2022, and the Treasury requests feedback on its necessity, accuracy, and ways to reduce respondent burdens before March 29, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that melamine from Japan is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, which means it's being sold for less than it costs to produce. As a result, they have set a high dumping margin of 115.11% on all other producers not individually investigated, and Commerce will continue to suspend liquidation of these goods until further notice. Mitsui Chemicals, the sole mandatory respondent, did not cooperate in the investigation, leading Commerce to use adverse facts available against them. The International Trade Commission will decide if the domestic industry is harmed by these imports, and if so, an antidumping order will be issued.

The U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final judgment that impacted the antidumping duty investigation on mattresses from Indonesia and found it not in agreement with an earlier determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce. As a result, the dumping margin for PT. Zinus Global Indonesia was adjusted from 2.22% to 0.00%, leading to the revocation of the antidumping duty order. Consequently, Commerce will no longer collect cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties on these mattresses starting February 28, 2025, and all previously suspended entries will remain on hold until a final court decision is reached.