[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20230]


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[Federal Register: August 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-122-816]

 

Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Notice of Panel 
Decision, Revocation of Countervailing Duty Order and Termination of 
Suspension of Liquidation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Panel Decision, Revocation of Countervailing Duty 
Order and Termination of Suspension of Liquidation.

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SUMMARY: On February 23, 1994, the Binational Panel convened under the 
United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement issued a decision affirming 
the Department of Commerce's (the Department) determination issued 
pursuant to remand that the Canadian provincial governments were not 
providing countervailable subsidies to producers or exporters of 
certain softwood lumber products. The United States requested that an 
Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC) be convened to review the 
Binational Panel's decision. On August 3, 1994, the ECC affirmed the 
Binational Panel's February 23, 1994, order affirming the Department's 
redetermination. Therefore, we are revoking the countervailing duty 
order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada and ordering the 
termination of suspension of liquidation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Parkhill or Norbert Gannon, 
Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; 
telephones: (202) 482-4126; (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 28, 1992, the Department determined that the Canadian 
provincial governments were providing countervailable subsidies to 
producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products (57 FR 
22570). On July 6, 1992, the International Trade Commission notified 
the Department of its determination that a U.S. industry was being 
materially injured by reason of imports of certain softwood lumber 
products from Canada. On July 13, 1992, the Department published in the 
Federal Register (57 FR 30955) the countervailing duty order on certain 
softwood lumber products from Canada.
    The Department's determination was reviewed by a Binational Panel 
under the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement. The Binational 
Panel remanded the determination to the Department and ordered it to 
find that no countervailable subsidies were being provided to softwood 
lumber producers or exporters by the Canadian provincial governments. 
The Department filed its amended redetermination, which the Binational 
Panel affirmed. The Binational Panel's decision became final on March 
17, 1994 (59 FR 12584). The United States requested that an ECC be 
convened to review the Binational Panel's decision. On August 3, 1994, 
the ECC affirmed the Binational Panel's Order Affirming the 
Determination on Remand. Therefore, we are revoking the countervailing 
duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada, effective 
March 17, 1994, and ordering the U.S. Customs Service to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation on all entries made on or after that date. 
Cash deposits made prior to March 17, 1994 are not addressed in this 
notice.

Termination of Suspension of Liquidation

    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to terminate 
the suspension of liquidation of certain softwood lumber products from 
Canada, effective March 17, 1994, to cease collection of cash deposits 
on certain softwood lumber products from Canada, and to proceed with 
liquidation of the subject merchandise which entered the United States 
on or after March 17, 1994, without regard to countervailing duties.

    Dated: August 12, 1994.
Paul L. Joffe,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-20230 Filed 8-15-94; 8:45am]
BILLING CODE 3510-05-P