USTR Asks for Panelists to Review NAFTA AD/CVD Proceedings

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is asking for applications for Spanish-speaking industry stakeholders to participate on North American Free Trade Agreement panels designed to review antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings and changes to AD/CVD laws (here). The applications are due by Dec. 10, and selectees will serve from April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. The binational panels determine whether AD/CVD proceedings comply with the laws of the importing NAFTA country. A panel is able to approve the AD/CVD determination or send the determination back to the domestic authority. NAFTA allows a roster of 75 individuals on such binational panels, and each NAFTA party is allocated 25 seats. USTR prefers applications are submitted via www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2014-0021.