United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12: Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
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A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of the Government of Canada, the Governments of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Qu[eacute]bec; Alberta Softwood Lumber Trade Council, British Columbia Lumber Trade Council, Conseil de l'industrie foresti[egrave]re du Qu[eacute]bec, and Ontario Forest Industries Association; Canfor Corporation, Fontaine, Inc., Mobilier Rustique (Beauce) Inc., J.D. Irving, Limited, Resolute FP Canada Inc., Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd., Gilbert Smith Forest Products, and West Fraser Mills Ltd. with the United States Section of the USMCA Secretariat on September 8, 2022, pursuant to USMCA Article 10.12. Panel Review was requested of the U.S. International Trade Administration's Final Results in the 2020 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada, which was published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2022. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2022- 10.12-03 to this request.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56399-56400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19880]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12:
Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
AGENCY: United States Section, USMCA Secretariat, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of USMCA request for panel review.
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SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of the
Government of Canada, the Governments of Alberta, British Columbia, New
Brunswick, Ontario, and Qu[eacute]bec; Alberta Softwood Lumber Trade
Council, British Columbia Lumber Trade Council, Conseil de l'industrie
foresti[egrave]re du Qu[eacute]bec, and Ontario Forest Industries
Association; Canfor Corporation, Fontaine, Inc., Mobilier Rustique
(Beauce) Inc., J.D. Irving, Limited, Resolute FP Canada Inc., Tolko
Marketing and Sales Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd., Gilbert Smith
Forest Products, and West Fraser Mills Ltd. with the United States
Section of the USMCA Secretariat on September 8, 2022, pursuant to
USMCA Article 10.12. Panel Review was requested of the U.S.
International Trade Administration's Final Results in the 2020
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Certain Softwood Lumber
from Canada, which was published in the Federal Register on August 9,
2022. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2022-
10.12-03 to this request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vidya Desai, United States Secretary,
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USMCA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, 202-482-5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 10.12 of Chapter 10 of USMCA
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 USMCA Rules of Procedure for Article
10.12 (Binational Panel Reviews), which were adopted by the three
governments for panels requested pursuant to Article 10.12(2) of USMCA
which requires Requests for Panel Review to be published in accordance
with Rule 40. For the complete Rules, please see <a href="https://can-mex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreement-accord-acuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/rules-regles-reglas/article-article-articulo_10_12.aspx?lang=eng">https://can-mex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreement-accord-acuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/rules-regles-reglas/article-article-articulo_10_12.aspx?lang=eng</a>.
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 44 no later than 30 days after the filing of the first
Request for Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Complaint is
October 11, 2022);
(b) A Party, an investigating authority or other interested person
who does not file a Complaint but who intends to participate in the
panel review shall file a Notice of Appearance in accordance with Rule
45 no later than 45 days after the filing of the first Request for
Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Notice of Appearance is October
24, 2022);
(c) The panel review will 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 9, 2022.
Vidya Desai,
U.S. Secretary, USMCA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-19880 Filed 9-13-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-GT-P
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