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Title 19 - Customs Duties last revised: Jan 17, 2025
Appendix - Annex III to Part 351—Deadlines for Parties in Antidumping Investigations
Day 1 Event Regulation
0 daysInitiation
21 daysApplication/certification for separate rate351.108(d)(1) (21 days after publication).
37 daysApplication for an administrative protective order351.305(b)(3) (before submission of first response to initial questionnaire).
50 daysCountry-wide cost allegation351.301(c)(2)(iii) (20 days after date on which initial questionnaire was transmitted).
51 days 2Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire351.301(c)(1)(iii) (Within 14 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire).
51 daysSection A responseNone.
67 daysSections B, C, D, E responses351.301(c)(1)(i) (At least 30 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire).
77 daysViability arguments351.301(c)(2)(i) (10 days after response to relevant section of the questionnaire was filed).
80 days *Submission of publicly available information to value factors (nonmarket economy)351.301(c)(3)(i)(A) (60 days before date of publication of preliminary determination).
87 daysCompany-specific cost allegations351.301(c)(2)(ii)(A) (within 20 days after response to relevant section of questionnaire was filed).
87 daysMajor input cost allegations351.301(c)(2)(iii) (within 20 days after response to relevant section of questionnaire was filed).
110 days * 3Submission of other factual information351.301(c)(5) (The sooner of 30 days before preliminary determination or 14 days before verification).
115 daysRequest for postponement by petitioner351.205(e) (25 days or more before preliminary determination).
120 daysAllegation of critical circumstances351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before preliminary determination).
140 days (May be postponed to 190 days)Preliminary determination351.205(b)(1) (140 days after the publication of initiation, but may be extended to 190 days after the publication of initiation).
150 daysSubmission of ministerial error comments351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents or holding of a disclosure meeting).
155 daysSubmission of proposed suspension agreement351.208(f)(1)(i)(A) (15 days after preliminary determination).
177 days 4Request for a hearing351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).
194 daysCritical circumstance allegation351.206(e) (21 days before final determination).
197 days (May be changed)Request for closed hearing sessions351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due).
197 days (May be changed)Submission of briefs351.309(c)(1)(i) (50 days after date of publication of preliminary determination).
202 daysSubmission of rebuttal briefs351.309(d)(1) (5 days after deadline for filing case briefs).
204 daysHearing351.310(d)(1) (2 days after submission of rebuttal briefs).
215 daysRequest for postponement of the final determination351.210(e).
222 days 5 (May be postponed to 275 days)Final determination351.210(b)(1) (75 days after the date of publication of preliminary determination, but may be postponed to 135 days after the date of publication of preliminary determination).
232 daysSubmission ministerial error comments351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents or holding of a disclosure meeting).
237 daysReplies to ministerial error comments351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of comments).
274 daysOrder issued351.211(b).

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 5 days after the ITC vote and allows 7 days for receipt of the questionnaire from the date on which it was transmitted.

3 Assumes 30 days before the preliminary determination is sooner than verification.

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

5 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.