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[FR Doc No: 94-9795]


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[Federal Register: April 25, 1994]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

19 CFR Parts 206 and 207

 

Implementing Rules for the North American Free Trade Agreement

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as final rules, without change, interim rules 
that amend part 206 and subpart G of part 207 of the Commission's rules 
to conform its rules of practice and procedure with the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``NAFTA Implementation Act''). 
Final rules under part 206 implement Title III of the NAFTA 
Implementation Act, which provides for special safeguard investigations 
and determinations with respect to Canadian and Mexican articles during 
the transition period for tariff elimination under the North American 
Free Trade Agreement (``NAFTA''), provide for certain findings with 
respect to Canadian and Mexican articles in the course of an 
investigation under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974, make certain 
conforming changes to section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect 
to treatment of confidential business information, and direct the 
Commission to ``adopt such procedures and rules and regulations as are 
necessary to bring its procedures into conformity with chapter 8 of the 
Agreement.'' Final rules under subpart G of part 207 implement Title IV 
of the NAFTA Implementation Act, which provides for issuance of 
administrative protective orders for information required to be 
released in review by a binational panel of United States antidumping 
and countervailing duty final determinations involving products from 
Canada or Mexico.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning Part 206: William Gearhart 
(202-205-3091); Concerning Subpart G of Part 207: Kathryn A. Gilchrist 
(202-205-3092) or Andrea C. Casson (202-205-3105), Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In interim rules effective and published in the Federal Register on 
February 3, 1994 (59 FR 5087-5104), we amended the rules in 19 CFR part 
206 and subpart G of part 207 to conform the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure with the NAFTA Implementation Act.
    Comments on the interim rules were required to be received on or 
before April 4, 1994. We did not receive any comments. The facts 
presented in the interim rules still provide a basis for the rules.
    This action also confirms the information contained in the interim 
rules concerning Executive Order 12291 and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 206 and Part 207

    Administrative practice and procedures, Investigations, Imports, 
Antidumping, Canada, Mexico, Countervailing duty, Imports, Trade 
agreements.
    Accordingly, we are adopting as final rules, without change, the 
interim rules amending 19 CFR parts 206 and 207, subpart G that were 
published at 59 FR 5087--5104 on February 3, 1994.

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2251-2252; 19 U.S.C. 1677f(d); secs. 302-
317, 402(g), and 405 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
Implemenation Act (107 Stat. 2057, Pub. L. No. 103-182, (December 8, 
1993).

    Issued: April 18, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-9795 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]
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