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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 Binational Panel 
Reviews: Completion of Extraordinary Challenge

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Completion of the Extraordinary Challenge Committee 
Review of the binational panel review of the affirmative countervailing 
duty determination made by the International Trade Administration, 
respecting Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, Secretariat File No. 
ECC-94-1904-01USA.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to CFTA Rule 66 of the Rules of Procedure for Article 
1904 Extraordinary Challenge Committees, and the Extraordinary 
Challenge Committee Memorandum Opinions and Order dated August 3, 1994, 
the Extraordinary Challenge Committee Review of the binational panel 
review described above was completed effective on August 4, 1994.

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: By a decision dated August 3, 1994, the 
Extraordinary Challenge Committee in Secretariat File No. ECC-94-1904-
01USA, dismissed the request for an extraordinary challenge of the 
Binational Panel's May 6, 1993 and December 17, 1993 Memoranda Opinion 
and Order for failure to meet the standards of an extraordinary 
challenge set forth in FTA Article 1904.13. The Committee ordered that 
the Binational Panel's Memoranda Opinion and Orders shall remain in 
effect and affirmed the Orders of the Panel dated May 6, 1993, and 
December 17, 1993 and February 23, 1994. Pursuant to Rules 66 & 67, the 
Committee members are discharged from their duties effective August 4, 
1994, the day after the decision affirming the panel decision.

    Dated: August 8, 1994.
James R. Holbein,
United States Secretary NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-19929 Filed 8-12-94 8:45 am]
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