Termination of Section 301 Action and Request for Public Comment: Canadian Exports of Softwood Lumber

摘要

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined to terminate action taken under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on certain entries of softwood lumber products from Canada. The USTR is taking this action in light of the completion of binational panel proceedings under Chapter 19 of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement concerning countervailing duty (CVD) determinations involving Canadian softwood lumber. During these proceedings, the binational panel directed the Department of Commerce to determine that imports of softwood lumber did not receive countervailable subsidies. As a result of the termination of the Section 301 action, the Customs Service will: cease the extension of liquidation that was ordered pursuant to Section 301 on softwood lumber from Canada that entered from October 4, 1991 to March 12, 1992; de-obligate bonds collected on those entries pursuant to Section 301; and assess no Section 301 duties on those entries.