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Minnesota Delays PFAS Reporting Deadline Six Months to July 1, 2026

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On July 23, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it will allow manufacturers an additional six months to report required PFAS information, extending the original January 1, 2026, deadline to July...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California's Microplastics Proposal: Impacts on the Consumer Products Supply Chain: The Proposed Listing of Microplastics Reflects...

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California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has proposed listing microplastics on its "Candidate Chemicals List" under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program, a regulatory framework designed to reduce toxic...more

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FDA Proposes New Tool for Post-Market Scientific Assessment of Food Ingredients

On June 18, 2025, FDA announced for public comment a Post-market Assessment Prioritization Tool (Prioritization Tool) as an enhanced systematic process for post-market scientific assessment of chemicals in food, including...more

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The FMC Announces Investigation into Flags of Convenience and Unfavorable Conditions Created by Flagging Practices

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) announced on May 21, 2025 that it is initiating a non-adjudicatory investigation into whether the: 1) vessel flagging laws, regulations, and/or practices of certain foreign...more

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Semiconductor Tariff Exclusions & New Section 232 Investigations

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This article provides an overview of the most recent tariff updates affecting businesses operating within the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and critical mineral industries. Below we outline recent tariff exclusions for...more

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Department of Commerce Announces Section 232 Pharmaceutical Investigation

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The Trump Administration issued a notice on Monday titled, “Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” which could serve...more

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Pharmaceuticals

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has initiated a Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Section 232 investigation to determine whether imports of pharmaceutical products and ingredients pose a national security risk to...more

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigations on Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors

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On April 14, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of investigations into the effects on US national security of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical...more

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Commerce Seeks Comments on Section 232 Lumber Investigation

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued the notice of request for public comments on Section 232 investigation of lumber imports. This follows President Trump’s March 1, 2025 Executive Order 14223 instructing Commerce to...more

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USTR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Action in Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and...

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its proposed actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”), in connection with its Investigation of China's Targeting of the...more

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CBP Proposes Changes to the De Minimis Entry Process

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 13, 2025, regarding an update to the rules governing de minimis shipments. The public can make comments on the proposed rule until...more

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Security Snippets: NIST publishes guide on due diligence for cyber supply chain risk management

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NIST’s “quick-start guide” is designed to assist acquirers as they evaluate the various risks across their network of suppliers, focusing on supply chain tiers, foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI), provenance,...more

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Solar Industry Group Releases New Standard for Solar Supply Chain Transparency

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a leading solar industry group, recently published a new supply chain traceability standard, Standard 101, for public comment. The standard is intended to provide “a rubric that...more

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DOD Seeks Public Comment to Aid Its Adoption of AI in Defense Applications

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WHAT: On May 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Industrial Base Resilience (OIBR) released a notice for public comment regarding actions the DOD can take to enable the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to...more

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USTR Issues Details of the Proposed Section 301 China Tariff Increases, Seeking Public Input

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On May 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") unveiled the details of the proposed increases in Section 301 tariffs on imports from China. If adopted, the action would raise tariffs on solar power products,...more

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USTR Seeks Public Comment on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience

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On March 7, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience, seeking public comment on policy initiatives that promote supply chain...more

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Updated Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Export Controls Take Effect

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On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more

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Outbound Investment Restrictions Will Impact Investments in China

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On August 9, 2023, the President issued a widely anticipated executive order ("EO") establishing the framework for a U.S. outbound investment program to address threats to U.S. national security created by certain...more

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Biden Administration Moves to Restrict Outbound Investment to China

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On August 9, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a long-awaited Executive Order (the EO) that is intended to address the potential national security threats posed by outbound investment from the United States to certain...more

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UPDATE: Secure Software Development Attestation: A(nother) Government Requirement

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As follow-on guidance to Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 14, 2022 memo and the associated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...more

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China Tariffs: Opportunity to Request Modifications

On November 15, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened its docket (USTR-2022-0014) seeking public comments in its review of Lists 1 and 2 of the Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports. The tariffs were...more

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InterConnect Newsletter - Fall 2022

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The growing prevalence of supply chain sustainability and related environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles signals a shift requiring attention. Despite some vocal holdouts across the supply chain, the speed of...more

Fisher Phillips

Transportation and Supply Chain Snapshot: NLRB’s Proposed Joint Employer Rule Will Pose New Challenges for Employers

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This FP Transportation and Supply Chain Snapshot is intended to ensure industry employers are aware of an impending rule from the National Labor Relations Board that could upend the way you do business. The agency is seeking...more

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CEC Issues Draft Report of the Lithium Valley Commission for Public Comment

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On September 21, 2022 the California Energy Commission (CEC) issued its draft report of the Lithium Valley Commission, which includes 44 recommendations concerning the opportunities and challenges associated with the...more

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Industry Urges NIST to Preserve Key Attributes in Updating its Cybersecurity Framework

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Public comments on updating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), highlight private and public sector interest in this core...more

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