[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27011]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Termination of Panel Reviews
AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Termination of Binational Panel Reviews Under the U.S.-Canada
Free Trade Agreement.
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SUMMARY: A Notice of Consent Motion to Terminate Panel Reviews was
filed with the U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on September 23,
1998. Termination was requested of the final antidumping duty
determinations made by the International Trade Administration,
respecting Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
and Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
(Secretariat File Nos. USA-93-1904-01 and USA-93-1904-02,
respectively). Pursuant to Rule 73(2) of the United States-Canada Free
Trade Agreement Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel
Reviews, these panel reviews were terminated as of September 23, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Holbein, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite
2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 482-
5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the United States-Canada Free-
Trade Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace
domestic judicial review of final determination in antidumping and
countervailing duty cases involving imports from the other country with
review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel
Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine
whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of
the country that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on
January 1, 1989, the Government of the United States and the Government
of Canada established Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational
Panel Reviews (``Rules''). These Rules were published in the Federal
Register on December 30, 1988 (53 FR 53212). The Rules were amended by
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel
Reviews, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1989 (54 FR
53165). The Rules were further amended and a consolidated version of
the amended Rules was published in the Federal Register on June 15,
1992 (57 FR 26698). The final amendments to the Rules were published in
the Federal Register on February 8, 1994 (59 FR 5892). The panel
reviews in these matters were conducted in accordance with these Rules.
A Notice of Consent Motion to Terminate Panel Reviews was filed
with the U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on September 23, 1998.
Termination was requested of the final antidumping duty determinations
made by the International Trade Administration, respecting Certain
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada and Certain Hot-
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada (Secretariat File Nos.
USA-93-1904-01 and USA-93-1904-03, respectively). These binational
panel reviews were requested under the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement
and stayed in accordance with the provisions of the United States-
Canada Free Trade Agreement Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews. All participants in these panel reviews have
consented to the motion. Pursuant to Rule 73(2) of the United States-
Canada Free Trade Agreement Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews, these panel reviews are terminated as of
September 23, 1998.
Dated: September 28, 1998.
James R. Holbein,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-27011 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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