[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46915-46916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20120]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; 
Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review

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

ACTION: Notice of NAFTA Request for Panel Review in the matter of 
Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada: Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Secretariat File Number: USA-CDA-2018-
1904-05).

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SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Kruger 
Trois-Rivieres L.P. (``KTR''), Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited 
(``CBPP''), Kruger Publication Papers Inc. (``KPPI''), and Kruger 
Brompton L.P. (collectively ``Kruger'') with the United States Section 
of the NAFTA Secretariat on September 7, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA 
Article 1904. Panel Review was requested in regards to the Department 
of Commerce's final antidumping duty determination of Certain Uncoated 
Groundwood Paper from Canada. The final determination was published in 
the Federal Register on August 9, 2018 (83 FR 39412). The NAFTA 
Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2018-1904-05 to this 
request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul E. Morris, United States 
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of Article 1904 of NAFTA provides 
a dispute settlement mechanism involving trade remedy determinations 
issued by the Government of the United States, the Government of 
Canada, and the Government of Mexico. Following a Request for Panel 
Review, a Binational Panel is composed to review the trade remedy 
determination being challenged and issue a binding Panel Decision. 
There are established NAFTA Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 
Binational Panel Reviews, which were adopted by

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the three governments for panels requested pursuant to Article 1904(2) 
of NAFTA which requires Requests for Panel Review to be published in 
accordance with Rule 35. For the complete Rules, please see https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Home/Texts-of-the-Agreement/Rules-of-Procedure/Article-1904.
    The Rules provide that:
    (a) A Party or interested person may challenge the final 
determination in whole or in part by filing a Complaint in accordance 
with Rule 39 within 30 days after the filing of the first Request for 
Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Complaint is October 9, 2018);
    (b) A Party, investigating authority or interested person that does 
not file a Complaint but that intends to appear in support of any 
reviewable portion of the final determination may participate in the 
panel review by filing a Notice of Appearance in accordance with Rule 
40 within 45 days after the filing of the first Request for Panel 
Review (the deadline for filing a Notice of Appearance is October 22, 
2018); and
    (c) The panel review shall be limited to the allegations of error 
of fact or law, including challenges to the jurisdiction of the 
investigating authority, that are set out in the Complaints filed in 
the panel review and to the procedural and substantive defenses raised 
in the panel review.

    Dated: September 12, 2018.
Paul E. Morris,
U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-20120 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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