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Appendix - Annex I to Part 351—Deadlines for Parties in Countervailing Investigations
Day 1 Event Regulation
0 daysInitiation
31 days 2Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire351.301(c)(1)(iii) (14 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire).
35 daysSubmission of factual information not directly responsive to or relating to that described in 351.102(b)(21)(i)-(iv)351.301(c)(5) (30 days before preliminary determination) or 14 days before verification.
20 days*Submission of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration351.301(c)(3)(i)(B) (45 days before preliminary determination).
30 days*Rebuttal, clarification, or correction of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration351.301(c)(3)(iv) (10 days after filing of factual information to measure adequacy of remuneration).
47 daysApplication for an administrative protective order351.305(b)(3) (before submission of the first response to the initial questionnaire).
40 days *Request for postponement by petitioner351.205(e) (25 days or more before preliminary determination).
45 days *Allegation of critical circumstances351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before preliminary determination).
47 daysInitial Questionnaire response351.301(c)(1)(i) (30 days from date of receipt of initial questionnaire).
65 days (May be postponed to 130 days)Preliminary determination351.205(b)(1) (65 days after initiation of the investigation, but may be extended to 130 days after initiation of investigation).
72 daysSubmission of proposed suspension agreement351.208(f)(1)(i)(B) (7 days after preliminary determination).
75 daysSubmission of ministerial error Comments after preliminary determination351.224(c)(2) (5 days after the earlier of the release of disclosure documents or a disclosure meeting).
77 days 3Request to align a CVD case with a concurrent AD case351.210(i) (5 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).
102 daysRequest for a hearing351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).
119 daysCritical circumstances allegation351.206(e) (21 days or more before final determination).
122 daysRequests for closed hearing Sessions351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due).
122 daysSubmission of briefs351.309(c)(1)(i) (50 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).
125 daysAllegation of upstream subsidies351.301(c)(2)(iv)(C) 60 days after the preliminary determination).
127 daysSubmission of rebuttal briefs351.309(d)(1) (5 days after deadline for filing case brief).
129 daysHearing351.310(d)(1) (2 days after submission of rebuttal briefs).
140 days 4 (May be postponed to 230 days)Final determination351.210(b)(1) (75 days after preliminary determination, but may be postponed to 165 days after preliminary determination).
150 daysSubmission of ministerial error comments after final determination351.224(c)(2) (5 days after the earlier of the release of disclosure documents or a disclosure meeting).
155 daysSubmission of replies to ministerial error comments351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of ministerial error comments).
192 daysOrder issued351.211(b) (7 days after affirmative final injury determination).

1 Indicates the number of days from the date of initiation. Most of the deadlines shown here are approximate. The actual deadline in any particular segment of a proceeding may depend on the date of an earlier event or be established by the Secretary.

2 Assumes that the Department sends out the questionnaire within 10 days of the initiation and allows 7 days for receipt of the questionnaire from the date on which it was transmitted.

3 Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance (i.e., signature).

4 Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance (i.e., signature).

* Date may change if Preliminary Determination is postponed.

[89 FR 103634, Dec. 19, 2024]
source: 62 FR 27379, May 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.