intensities. (3) Publication of alternative pollution intensity values In the case of any pollution intensity with respect to any covered product which is adjusted pursuant to paragraph (2)— (A) the Secretary shall publish such adjustment in the Federal Register, and (B) such adjustment shall take effect in the following calendar year. (g) Treatment of potential circumvention and outliers (1) In general On or after the date of the first reassessment required under section 4698, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, may assign a product which is produced by a foreign producer to a tier which is different from the tier determined under section 4692 with respect to the country of origin in which such producer is located if— (A) subsequent to the applicable date (as described in section 4691(a)(2)), such foreign producer has increased production of such product by not less than 5 percent through the establishment of a new production facility or the expansion of an existing production facility, and (B) the increase in production described in subparagraph (A) results in an increase in pollution intensity associated with production of such product by such foreign producer which is at least 5 percent greater than the pollution intensity associated with production of such product in such country (as determined under paragraph (2)). (2) Comparison of pollution intensity For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the pollution intensity associated with production of a covered product in a foreign country shall be equal to the lowest pollution intensity determination with respect to production of such product in such country for any period beginning after the applicable date under section 4691(a)(2). (3) Treatment of foreign ownership For purposes of paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that— (A) a foreign producer is owned, operated, or majority financed by— (i) a country (referred to in this paragraph as the base country ) other than the country in which the production facility is