94-1775. United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Completion of Panel Review  

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
     
    
    United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 
    Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Completion of Panel Review
    
    AGENCY: United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational 
    Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration, 
    Department of Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of completion of Panel Review of the final affirmative 
    determination made by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International 
    Trade Administration, Import Administration, in an affirmative 
    countervailing duty determination respecting Pure and Alloy Magnesium 
    from Canada, Secretariat File No. USA-92-1904-03.
    
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    SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Binational 
    Panel dated December 14, 1993, affirming the determination on remand, 
    the Panel Review of the final determination described above was 
    completed on January 14, 1994.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    James R. Holbein, United States Secretary, Binational Secretariat, 
    suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 
    482-5438.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 16, 1993, the Binational Panel 
    issued a decision which affirmed in part and remanded in part the final 
    affirmative countervailing duty determination of the United States 
    Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (``ITA'') 
    concerning Pure and Alloy Magnesium from Canada. The panel remanded the 
    ITA's determination in two respects:
        (1) For the ITA to explain why, in determining the specificity of 
    the SDI program subsidy, the ITA conducted its ``disproportionality'' 
    analysis on an enterprise-by-enterprise basis rather than on an 
    industry-by-industry basis; and
        (2) For the ITA to explain why its use of Internal Revenue Service 
    (IRS) depreciation tables for the useful life of equipment in the 
    industry accurately reflects the commercial and competitive benefits 
    received by Norsk Hydro Canada from grants it received for the purchase 
    of pollution control equipment.
        The panel instructed ITA to provide its redetermination on remand 
    within 30 days (by Sepember 16).
        The ITA submitted its redetermination on remand on September 15, 
    1993, which the Panel Affirmed in all respects. The Secretariat was 
    instructed to issue a Notice of Completion of Panel Review on the 31st 
    day following the issuance of the Order, if no Request for an 
    Extraordinary Challenge was filed. No such request was filed. 
    Therefore, on the basis of the Panel Order and Rule 80 of the Article 
    1904 Panel Rules, the Panel Review was completed and the panelists 
    discharged from their duties effective January 14, 1994.
    
        Dated: January 18, 1994.
    James R. Holbein,
    United States Secretary, FTA Binational Secretariat.
    [FR Doc. 94-1775 Filed 1-26-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/27/1994
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of completion of Panel Review of the final affirmative determination made by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Import Administration, in an affirmative countervailing duty determination respecting Pure and Alloy Magnesium from Canada, Secretariat File No. USA-92-1904-03.
Document Number:
94-1775
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Federal Register: January 27, 1994