WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is temporarily delaying enforcement of four requirements within the "Ensuring Safe Accommodations for Air Travelers With Disabilities Using Wheelchairs" (Wheelchair Rule) while it begins a separate rulemaking process. This action applies to certain provisions of the Wheelchair Rule related to airline liability for mishandled wheelchairs, the frequency of refresher training, pre-departure notifications to passengers and reimbur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing a supplemental proposal to amend its drug and alcohol testing procedures. This action updates terminology in the regulations to align with Executive Order 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," by replacing the word "gender" with the word "sex" in several sections of Part 40. The supplemental proposal continues to address an interim issue rega  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published a final rule adjusting the civil monetary penalty for failure to comply with employer notice-posting requirements to $698 per violation. This action is mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which requires the agency to annually increase the penalty amount to account for inflation. The penalty relates to the requirement that covered employers, employment agen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is amending the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China. This action follows a final judgment issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade on Sept. 15, 2025. The court's judgment sustained ITA's third remand redetermination. The administrative review covered the period Dec. 1, 2019, through Nov. 30, 2020. ITA is adjusting the weighted  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has preliminarily determined that silicon metal from the Laos is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (LTFV). This determination is a step in an ongoing investigation that covers the period of April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The investigation, which began with a notice of initiation on May 21, 2025, found an estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 94.44 per  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is providing an opportunity for interested parties to request an administrative review of specific antidumping duty (AD) or countervailing duty (CVD) orders, findings, or suspended investigations. This request relates to proceedings with anniversary dates in October. Parties may seek a review of the period covering Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025, for AD proceedings and suspended agreements, and Ja  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is preparing to initiate several five-year Sunset Reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders in November 2025. These reviews cover a range of products from multiple countries. The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, mandates that ITA conduct these reviews every five years. The purpose is to determine if the removal of an antidumping duty or countervailing duty order, or the termination of a s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkiye. The review covered the period from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024. The sole company subject to the review, Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S, Istanbul, Turkiye, was found to have no reviewable suspended entries of the merchandise during the period of review.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has decided there is a reasonable indication that a domestic industry is suffering material injury. This injury is attributed to imports of high purity dissolving pulp (HPDP) from Brazil and Norway that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). Furthermore, the investigation covers imports of the product from Brazil that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of Brazil. The ITC completed   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury is extending the time for the public to submit comments on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The advance notice was initially published in the Federal Register on Sept. 19, 2025, to gather public input on how the GENIUS Act should be put into effect. The original deadline for comments was Oct. 20, 2025. The extension comes after  more