Commerce invites public comment on 232 imported steel investigation

The Commerce Department has invited “interested parties” to weigh in on the section 232 investigation initiated by the administration last week to examine whether imports of foreign steel pose a national security threat to the U.S. The investigation , triggered under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, is being carried out in part because antidumping and countervailing duty cases have not done enough to stem the tide of steel imports flooding the U.S., Commerce Secretary Ross told reporters ahead of President...