[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 88960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26102]


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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 
Coalition for Fair Mexican Exports of Aluminum Extrusions with the 
United States Section of the USMCA Secretariat on November 1, 2024, 
pursuant to USMCA Article 10.12. Panel Review was requested of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce's Final Results in the matter of Aluminum 
Extrusions from Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-MEX-
2024-10.12-04 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 determination was published in the 
Federal Register on October 3, 2024 (89 FR 80496).
    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 https://can-mex-usa-sec.org/secretariat/agreement-accord-acuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/rules-regles-reglas/article-article-articulo_10_12.aspx?lang=eng.
    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 
December 2, 2024);
    (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 
December 16, 2024);
    (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: November 5, 2024.
Vidya Desai,
United States Secretary, USMCA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-26102 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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