[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56305-56306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14789]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 
Binational Panel Review: Panel Order To Stay Proceedings

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Panel granted a Notice of Motion to Stay Proceedings that 
was filed on behalf of the Government of Canada; the Governments of 
Ontario and Qu[eacute]bec; Canfor Corporation, Resolute FP Canada Inc., 
Tolko

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Marketing and Sales Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd., and West Fraser 
Mills Ltd. (collectively, the ``Canadian Parties'') in NAFTA dispute 
USA-CDA-2017-1904-03. Specifically, the Panel ordered that all matters 
in this proceeding be stayed until the issuance of a mandate pursuant 
to Fed. R. App. P. 41 in a related appeal now pending before the U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC''), Stupp Corp. v. 
United States, Case No. 23-1663. All other deadlines in this 
proceeding, including issuance of the final determination by the Panel 
are stayed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, 
NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230, 202-482-5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 1904 of chapter 19 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 the complete Rules, please see https://can-mex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreement-accord-acuerdo/nafta-alena-tlcan/rules-regles-reglas/article-article-articulo_1904.aspx?lang=eng.

    Dated: July 1, 2024.
Vidya Desai,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-14789 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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