# 2025-21083: America Seeks Referees for International Trade Wrestling Matches 2025-21083, Applications for Inclusion on the Binational Panels Roster Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is a Federal Register notice from Trade Representative, Office of United States published 2025-11-25, effective 2026-04-01 (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21083 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-21083 - Title: Applications for Inclusion on the Binational Panels Roster Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement - Type: Notice - Agencies: Trade Representative, Office of United States - Citation: 90 FR 53416 - Published: 2025-11-25 - Effective: 2026-04-01 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line America Seeks Referees for International Trade Wrestling Matches ## Summary The U.S. is looking for experts to join a special team that reviews trade disputes about unfair taxes on goods between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada under the USMCA. If you want to be on this team from April 2026 to March 2027, you need to apply by December 12, 2025. This helps keep trade fair and smooth, with no extra costs for applicants. ## Abstract The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings and amendments to AD/CVD statutes of a USMCA Party. The United States annually renews its selections for the roster. USTR invites applications from eligible individuals wishing to be included on the roster for the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. ## Effects PRIA read - Call for Panelist Applications: benefit, low. USTR is inviting people to apply to a roster that will serve on USMCA binational panels for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. To be considered, USTR must receive your application by December 12, 2025 submitted electronically via Regulations.gov using docket number USTR-2025-0208. - Who Is Eligible to Serve: mixed, medium. To be selected for the Chapter 10 roster you must be a citizen of a USMCA Party and chosen based on objectivity, reliability, sound judgment, and familiarity with international trade law. Annex 10-B.1 requires at least 75 roster members (each Party selecting at least 25), panels of five people with… - Required Disclosures and Application Contents: cost, low. Applicants must complete a disclosure form about financial interests and affiliations, including client identities and firm clients, and provide details such as FARA registrations, a list of AD/CVD proceedings they advised on, and Spanish language fluency. Applications must be typewritten, include… - Privacy, Conduct Rules, and Legal Risk: cost, medium. Applications are covered by the Privacy Act and will not be posted publicly, but may be shared with federal agencies, Congressional committees, foreign governments, and the USMCA Secretariat in panel selection. 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