Vol. 49 - April 2026 | ©2016-2026 by Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC. All rights reserved. After weeks of waiting, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) portal through the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (“ACE”). CAPE will issue consolidated refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) duties, including interest, to importers within 60 to 90 days after filing th

Vol. 48 - December 2025 | ©2025 by Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC. All rights reserved. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources approved on December 4, 2025, a revised list of Categorical Exclusions through Administrative Order 2025-10: To approve the list of categorical exclusions and their applicable requirements and to repeal Administrative Order 2021-02 . The list includes actions to be considered already exempted when pursuing  compliance with Puerto Rico’s Env

Vol. 47 - November 2025 | ©2025 by Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC. All rights reserved. By: Pedro I. Vidal Cordero | Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC Pedro is a licensed attorney in Puerto Rico and in the District of Columbia, with over 30 years of professional experience. His practice covers corporate, regulatory, contractual, and transactional matters related with the operation of insurance companies, captives, and reinsurers in Puerto Rico, as well as other business entities estab

Vol. 46 - October 2025 | ©2025 by Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC. All rights reserved. On October 17, 2025, the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (“Authority”), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”), has issued Request for Qualifications #2025-02 (“RFQ”) titled “New Flexible Generation Capacity” (“Project”).   This RFQ seeks to identify and prequalify experienced firms or consortia capable of developing, financing, constructing