[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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