AG Wilson Statement on Captain Sams Spit Litigation Settlement

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's approval of a settlement in the Captain Sams Spit lawsuit, saving taxpayers up to $200 million. The dispute originated in 2009, and Governor McMaster supported the settlement which passed the House overwhelmingly and is pending in the Senate.

SCOTUS strikes Colorado conversion therapy ban, free speech win

SCOTUS strikes Colorado conversion therapy ban, free speech win

Renewal of Designation of Agents Information Collection Request

FMCSA announced its plan to renew OMB Control No. 2126-0015 for the "Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders" information collection. The renewal covers Form BOC-3 filings by motor carriers, freight forwarders, and property brokers to designate process agents as required under 49 U.S.C. 13902-13904. The estimated annual burden is 18,503 hours across 110,799 respondents.

CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Information Collection Renewal

FMCSA announced the renewal of its approved Information Collection Request for the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, inviting public comments through June 1, 2026. The Clearinghouse, established by the 2016 final rule with a January 2020 compliance date, tracks CDL holders who test positive for controlled substances or misuse alcohol and tracks completion of the return-to-duty process.

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

Scope rulings to determine AD/CVD coverage for products

Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

The Department of Commerce initiated mandatory five-year (sunset) reviews of 11 antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders covering mattresses from Cambodia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam; boltless steel shelving and chassis subassemblies from China; non-refillable steel cylinders from China; steel wire strand from China; and small vertical shaft engines from China. The International Trade Commission is conducting concurrent reviews to determine whether termination of these trade remedies would cause material injury to the domestic industry.

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review

Sunset review advance notice, antidumping countervailing duty orders

Steel rebar Algeria countervailing duty final affirmative determination

Steel rebar Algeria countervailing duty final affirmative determination

Modernization of FMVSS No. 110 to Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles

NHTSA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, which governs tire selection and rims for vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less. The proposed modification would allow manufacturers of vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) that lack manually operated driving controls to affix the required safety placard on the left side of the vehicle instead of the driver's side. Public comments on the proposed rule are due by May 1, 2026.

EXIM Bank SBCL Policy Comment Request

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) published a notice inviting public comments on its Application for Special Buyer Credit Limit (SBCL) Under Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policies (EIB 92-51). The 30-day comment period closes May 1, 2026. The notice estimates 2,000 respondents with an annual hour burden of 1,000 hours under OMB Control Number 3048-0015.