Notice2026-10819
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12: Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
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Published
June 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
A Request for Panel Review was filed in the matter of Certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from the United States with the Canadian Section of the USMCA Secretariat on May 4, 2026. The Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Maverick Tube Corporation. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number CDA-USA- 2026-10.12-01 to this request.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 32379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10819]
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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 in the matter of Certain
oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from the United
States with the Canadian Section of the USMCA Secretariat on May 4,
2026. The Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Maverick Tube
Corporation. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number CDA-USA-
2026-10.12-01 to this request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vidya Desai, United States Secretary,
USMCA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, 202-482-5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final result of the investigation under
review were determined by the Canadian Border Services Agency and was
published in the Canada Gazette on April 4, 2026 (Canada Gazette, Part
I, Vol. 160, No. 14).
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 June
3, 2026);
(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 June
18, 2026);
(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: May 27, 2026.
Vidya Desai,
United States Secretary, USMCA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-10819 Filed 5-29-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-GT-P
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