Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Mexico: Notice of Settlement of NAFTA Proceedings

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-201-822] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is announcing the settlement of proceedings before five separate North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) binational dispute settlement panels. DATES: Effective Date: March 5, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mykhaylo Gryzlov, Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   Background On July 27, 1999, the Department published the antidumping duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Mexico (SSSS from Mexico). See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Mexico, 64 FR 40560 (July 27, 1999) (notice of amended LTFV determination and antidumping duty order) ( Order ). Since the Order was issued, ThyssenKrupp Mexinox S.A. de C.V. and Mexinox USA, Inc. (together, Mexinox) have challenged various aspects of five administrative reviews  [ 1 ] of the Order before NAFTA panels. [ 2 ] On August 10, 2011, the Department revoked the Order, effective July 25, 2010, as a result of a sunset review. See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from Germany, Italy and Mexico, 76 FR 49450 (August 10, 2011) (revocation of the antidumping duty orders). As a result of this revocation, the De…