Extension of Emergency Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Afghanistan - Federal Register
A Rule by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 04/28/2026
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This document amends U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect an extension of emergency import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan, which were originally imposed in CBP Decision 22-04. The regulations are also being updated to refer specifically to the material being restricted in a manner consistent with CBP's other listed cultural property restrictions. The CBP regulations are being amended to reflect this updated language, as well as this extension of import restrictions through April 28, 2029.
DATES: Effective April 28, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For legal aspects, W. Richmond Beevers, Chief, Cargo Security, Carriers and Restricted Merchandise Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, (202) 325-0084, ot-otrrculturalproperty@cbp.dhs.gov.
For operational aspects, Christopher Mabelitini, Director, Intellectual Property Rights Policy & Programs, Trade Programs Directorate, Office of Trade, (571) 296-1269, 1USGBranch@cbp.dhs.gov.
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Notice of Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed by Presidential Proclamation 11021 - Federal Register
A Notice by the Industry and Security Bureau on 04/29/2026
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The President issued Proclamation 11021 “Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States,” (Presidential Proclamation) on April 2, 2026, to adjust imports of metal products to address more effectively threats to the national security. In the Presidential Proclamation, the President authorized the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to effectuate or implement the Presidential Proclamation. The Secretary also is authorized to make any technical corrections to any Annex of the Presidential Proclamation. This notice issues two technical corrections to Annex IV of the Proclamation and a clarification.
DATES: These technical corrections and clarification are effective with respect to certain products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on April 6, 2026.
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Federal Register Notices:
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Covered Merchandise Inquiry
• Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Covered Merchandise Inquiry
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
• Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Determinations, Investigations, etc.: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
• Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
• Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
• Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
• Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Glycine From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations
• Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria: Antidumping Duty Order
• Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review
• Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Canada: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
• Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
• Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (Noes) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan - USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan will remain in place.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The Commission’s public report, Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-506 and 508 and 731-TA-1238-1243 (Second Review), USITC Publication 5736, May 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by June 5,2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan were instituted on December 1, 2025.
On March 6, 2026, the Commission determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. Chair Karpel and Commissioner Kearns voted for expedited reviews for all countries; Commissioner Johanson voted for full reviews for all countries.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan; Inv. No. 701-TA-506 and 508 and 731-TA-1238-1243 (Second Review).
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New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams - FTC
Social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025 and reported losses increased eightfold since 2020
New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that, in 2025, nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam said that it started on social media, with reported losses reaching a staggering $2.1 billion.
Social media scams produced far more in losses—an eightfold increase since 2020—than any other contact method used by scammers to reach consumers, according to the new data.
The Data Spotlight notes that social media creates easy access to billions of people from anywhere in the world, making a scammer’s job easier at very little cost. Scammers may hack a user’s account, exploit what a user posts to figure out how to target them, or buy ads and use the same tools used by real businesses to target people by age, interests or shopping habits.
Reports show that in 2025, people reported losing more money to scams that started on Facebook than on any other social media platform. WhatsApp and Instagram were a distant second and third. In 2025, people reported losing far more money to scams on Facebook alone than they reported losing to text or email scams.
The data also show that all age groups, with the exception of those 80 and over, reported losing more money to scams that started on social media than any other contact method. And social media ranked second after phone calls for those 80 and over.
According to FTC data, social media scams come in different forms, including:
• Investment scams: People reported losing the most amount of money last year to investment scams that originated on social media, with losses of $1.1 billion, more than half of the total amount lost to social media scams, according to FTC data. These scams often started with an ad or post offering a program to teach you how to invest. Other scammers posed as friendly advisers or created WhatsApp groups full of “successful investors” sharing fake testimonials.
• Shopping scams: Shopping scams were the most reported type of social media scam last year, with more than 40% of people who lost money to a scam on social media reporting that they ordered something they saw in a social media ad—everything from clothes and makeup to car parts and even puppies. Many of these ads led to unfamiliar websites, while others sent people to sites impersonating well-known brands that claimed to offer big discounts.
• Romance scams: Reports show romance scams also thrive on social media—nearly 60% of people who reported losing money to a romance scam in 2025 said it started on a social media platform. According to reports, scammers often tailored their pitch based on people’s profiles, later inventing a crisis requiring money or casually offering investment advice to draw them onto a fake investment platform.
To help steer clear of scams on social media the FTC advises consumers to:
• Limit who can see your posts and contacts on social media. Visit your privacy settings to set some restrictions so scammers have less to work with.
• Never let someone you have met only on social media direct your investment decisions. Instead, learn more about spotting investment scams.
• Before you buy, check out the company. Search online for its name plus “scam” or “complaint.”
To learn more about how to spot, avoid, and report scams—and how to recover money if you’ve paid a scammer—visit ftc.gov/scams. If you spot a scam, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition and protect and educate consumers. The FTC will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. Learn more about consumer topics at consumer.ftc.gov, or report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Follow the FTC on social media, read consumer alerts and the business blog, and sign up to get the latest FTC news and alerts.