Nicholas Paster

Oct 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Stephen Orava |Nicholas Paster

Exclusion requests must be filed by March 31, 2025 and granted exclusions would be available through May 31, 2025On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) established an electronic portal for companies to submit requests to exclude certain machinery used in domestic manufacturing from the tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”).

May 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Stephen Orava |Nicholas Paster

The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process)On May 14, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the conclusion of its statutorily-required four-year review of the tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”).

Aug 24, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Nicholas Paster |J. Michael Taylor

On August 23, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) published final Guidance for Grants and Agreements to “support implementation” of the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) and to “clarify existing provisions related to domestic preferences.” (“Final OMB BABA Guidance” or “Final Guidance”).

Mar 7, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Nikesh Jindal |Nicholas Paster

Applications For Leading Edge Commercial Fabrication Facilities And For Current-Generation Facilities Accepted Beginning March 31, 2023 And June 26, 2023, RespectivelyOn August 9, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (the “CHIPS Plus Act”).