83_FR_55908 83 FR 55692 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review

83 FR 55692 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

Page Range55692-55692
FR Document2018-24381

The U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat received Requests for Panel Review filed on behalf of Resolute FP Canada Inc. and Resolute FP US Inc. (collectively, ``Resolute'') on October 26, 2018, and filed on behalf of the Government of Quebec on October 29, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested of the U.S. International Trade Commission's final injury determination involving imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada. The final determination was published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2018 (83 FR 48863). The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA- CDA-2018-1904-07 to this request.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018) 
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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 
Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada (Secretariat File Number: USA-
CDA-2018-1904-07).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat received Requests 
for Panel Review filed on behalf of Resolute FP Canada Inc. and 
Resolute FP US Inc. (collectively, ``Resolute'') on October 26, 2018, 
and filed on behalf of the Government of Quebec on October 29, 2018, 
pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested of the U.S. 
International Trade Commission's final injury determination involving 
imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada. The final 
determination was published in the Federal Register on September 27, 
2018 (83 FR 48863). The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-
CDA-2018-1904-07 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 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 November 26, 
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 December 10, 
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: November 2, 2018 .
Paul E. Morris,
U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-24381 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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55692 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 7, 2018 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE in accordance with Rule 39 within 30 Indonesia. The notice of initiation of days after the filing of the first Request this administrative review was International Trade Administration for Panel Review (the deadline for filing published on May 2, 2018.1 This review a Complaint is November 26, 2018); only covers APRIL,2 a producer and North American Free Trade Agreement (b) A Party, investigating authority or exporter of the subject merchandise. (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel interested person that does not file a The period of review is March 1, 2017, Review: Notice of Request for Panel Complaint but that intends to appear in through February 28, 2018. The Review support of any reviewable portion of the deadline for the preliminary results of AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA final determination may participate in this administrative review is December Secretariat, International Trade the panel review by filing a Notice of 3, 2018.3 Administration, Department of Appearance in accordance with Rule 40 We preliminarily determine that Commerce. within 45 days after the filing of the first APRIL made sales of subject ACTION: Notice of NAFTA request for Request for Panel Review (the deadline merchandise at less than normal value. Panel Review in the matter of Uncoated for filing a Notice of Appearance is If these preliminary results are adopted Groundwood Paper from Canada December 10, 2018); and in the final results of this review, we (Secretariat File Number: USA–CDA– (c) The panel review shall be limited will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 2018–1904–07). to the allegations of error of fact or law, Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping including challenges to the jurisdiction duties on any of APRIL’s entries. SUMMARY: The U.S. Section of the of the investigating authority, that are set out in the Complaints filed in the Scope of the Order NAFTA Secretariat received Requests for Panel Review filed on behalf of panel review and to the procedural and The product covered by the order is Resolute FP Canada Inc. and Resolute substantive defenses raised in the panel certain uncoated paper from Indonesia. FP US Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Resolute’’) on review. The subject merchandise is currently October 26, 2018, and filed on behalf of Dated: November 2, 2018 . classifiable under Harmonized Tariff the Government of Quebec on October Paul E. Morris, Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 29, 2018, pursuant to NAFTA Article categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 1904. Panel Review was requested of the 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, [FR Doc. 2018–24381 Filed 11–6–18; 8:45 am] U.S. International Trade Commission’s 4802.56.6000, 4802.56.7020, BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, final injury determination involving imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and from Canada. The final determination 4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE was published in the Federal Register merchandise may also be classified on September 27, 2018 (83 FR 48863). International Trade Administration under 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned 4802.62.3000, 4802.62.5000, case number USA–CDA–2018–1904–07 [A–560–828] 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, to this request. 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, Certain Uncoated Paper From 4802.69.3000, 4811.90.8050 and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Indonesia: Preliminary Results of 4811.90.9080. While HTSUS E. Morris, United States Secretary, Antidumping Duty Administrative subheadings are provided for NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Review; 2017–2018 convenience and customs purposes, the Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, written description of the scope of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter International Trade Administration, order is dispositive.4 19 of Article 1904 of NAFTA provides Department of Commerce. 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and a dispute settlement mechanism SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR involving trade remedy determinations (Commerce) preliminarily determines 19215 (May 2, 2018) (Initiation Notice). issued by the Government of the United that the sole producer/exporter subject 2 Commerce initiated this review on PT Anugerah States, the Government of Canada, and to this administrative review made sales Kertas Utama, PT Riau Andalan Kertas, and APRIL the Government of Mexico. Following a Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited (collectively, of subject merchandise below normal APRIL). However, during the course of the prior Request for Panel Review, a Binational value. We invite interested parties to review, Commerce determined to collapse, and treat Panel is composed to review the trade comment on these preliminary results. as a single entity, APRIL and two affiliated parties, remedy determination being challenged DATES: Applicable November 7, 2018. PT Sateri Viscose International and A P Fine Paper and issue a binding Panel Decision. Trading (Hong Kong) Limited. See Certain FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Preliminary There are established NAFTA Rules of Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Blaine Wiltse or Jacob Garten, AD/CVD Review; 2015–2017, 83 FR 15129 (April 9, 2018), Panel Reviews, which were adopted by Operations, Office II, Enforcement and and accompanying Preliminary Decision the three governments for panels Compliance, International Trade Memorandum at 4–6, unchanged in Certain requested pursuant to Article 1904(2) of Administration, U.S. Department of Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Final Results of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015– NAFTA which requires Requests for 2017, 83 FR 39410 (August 9, 2018). This collapsed Panel Review to be published in NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: entity is hereinafter collectively referred to as accordance with Rule 35. For the (202) 482–6345 or (202) 482–3342, APRIL. complete Rules, please see https:// respectively. 3 See 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). On August 9, 2018, amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Domtar Corporation and P.H. Glatfelter Company www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Home/Texts- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (the petitioners) requested that the preliminary of-the-Agreement/Rules-of-Procedure/ results be expedited. Background Article-1904. 4 For a complete description of the scope of the The Rules provide that: Commerce is conducting an order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2017–2018 (a) A Party or interested person may administrative review of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty challenge the final determination in antidumping duty order on certain Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia’’ whole or in part by filing a Complaint uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), issued VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Nov 06, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of NAFTA request for Panel Review in the matter of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada (Secretariat File Number: USA- CDA-2018-1904-07).
ContactPaul E. Morris, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.
FR Citation83 FR 55692 
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