[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 61715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17375]


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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 Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Termination of Panel Review of the final Antidumping 
Duty Determination made by the International Trade Administration, 
respecting Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, Secretariat 
File No. USA-CDA-2002-1904-02.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the negotiated settlement between the United 
States and Canadian Governments, the panel review of the above noted 
case is terminated as of October 12, 2006. A panel has been appointed 
to this panel review and has been dismissed in accordance with the 
Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel Review, effective 
October 12, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caratina L. Alston, United States 
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the North American Free-Trade 
Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace domestic 
judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and 
countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA 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, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of 
Canada and the Government of Mexico established Rules of Procedure for 
Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews (``Rules''). These Rules were 
published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686). 
The panel review in this matter was requested pursuant to these Rules 
and terminated in accordance with the settlement agreement.

    Dated: October 13, 2006.
Caratina L. Alston,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. E6-17375 Filed 10-18-06; 8:45 am]
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