[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 85 (Friday, May 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25388-25389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09341]
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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 Fabricated Structural Steel from Mexico; injury determination
(Secretariat file number: USA-MEX-2020-1904-04).
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SUMMARY: Requests for Panel Review were filed on behalf of BlueScope
Buildings North America Inc. and Butler de Mexico; Cornerstone Building
Brands, Inc. and Building Systems de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and the
Government of Mexico; and Corey S.A. de C.V. with the United States
Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on April 16, 17, and 20, 2020
respectively, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Reviews were
requested of the U.S. International Trade Commission's final negative
injury determination regarding Certain Fabricated Structural Steel
Injury from Mexico. The final determination was published in the
Federal Register on March 20, 2020. The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned
case number USA-MEX-2020-1904-04 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 the three governments
for panels requested pursuant to Article 1904(2) of
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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 May 18, 2020);
(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 June 1,
2020); 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: April 28, 2020.
Paul E. Morris,
U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-09341 Filed 4-30-20; 8:45 am]
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