North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review, 25388-25389 [2020-09341]

Download as PDF 25388 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 85 / Friday, May 1, 2020 / Notices participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with Commerce’s regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, Commerce will automatically revoke the order without further review.7 If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, Commerce’s regulations provide that all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that Commerce’s information requirements are distinct from the ITC ’s information requirements. Consult Commerce’s regulations for information regarding Commerce’s conduct of Sunset Reviews. Consult Commerce’s regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at Commerce. This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c). Dated: April 21, 2020. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2020–09330 Filed 4–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review 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 Canada; injury determination (Secretariat file number: USA–CDA–2020–1904–05). AGENCY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of the Government of Canada, Canadian Institute of Steel SUMMARY: 7 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:07 May 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 Construction, Canam Group, Inc., Canatal Industries, Inc., and Walters Inc. with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on April 17, 2020, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was requested of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s final negative injury determination regarding Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada. The final determination was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2020. The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA–CDA– 2020–1904–05 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/Textsof-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 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 substantive defenses raised in the panel review. Dated: April 28, 2020. Paul E. Morris, U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2020–09314 Filed 4–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review 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). AGENCY: 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 85 / Friday, May 1, 2020 / Notices 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/Textsof-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] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–5449, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 13, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in this investigation.1 A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.2 A list of the issues raised in this memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is available electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Period of Investigation International Trade Administration The POI is April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. [A–489–837] Certain Quartz Surface Products From the Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), are being or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. DATES: Applicable May 1, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Kyle Clahane, AD/ AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:07 May 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are quartz surface products from Turkey. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in Appendix I of this notice. 1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 84 FR 68111 (December 13, 2019) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Quartz Surface Products from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25389 Scope Comments On December 4, 2019, we issued a Preliminary Scope Memorandum.3 We received no scope case briefs from interested parties. Therefore, Commerce has made no changes to the scope of this investigation since the Preliminary Determination. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case briefs and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties in this proceeding are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by parties and responded to by Commerce in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached at Appendix II. Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce verified the sales and cost data reported by Belenco dis Tikaret A.S ¸ . (Belenco), and Ermas¸ Madencilik Turizm Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim S ¸ irketi (Ermas¸) for use in our final determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting and production records, and original source documents provided by the respondents. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for Belenco and Ermas¸ since the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances Commerce preliminarily determined that critical circumstances do not exist for mandatory respondents, Belenco, Ermas¸, or with respect to all other producers/exporters. No parties submitted comments regarding our negative preliminary critical circumstances determination and the factual basis for the preliminary negative finding remains unchanged for this final determination. Therefore, in accordance with sections 733(e)(1) and 735(a)(3) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce finds that critical circumstances do not exist for Belenco, Ermas¸, or all other producers/exporters. For a full description of the 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and Turkey: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated December 4, 2019. E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 85 (Friday, May 1, 2020)]
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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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