Annex I to Part 351 - Deadlines for Parties in Countervailing Investigations

Annex I to Part 351 - Deadlines for Parties in Countervailing Investigations

Day1	Event	Regulation
0 days	Initiation
31 days2	Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire	351.301(c)(2)(iv) (14 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire)
37 days	Application for an administrative protective order	351.305(b)(3)
40 days	Request for postponement by petitioner	351.205(e) (25 days or more before preliminary determination)
45 days	Allegation of critical circumstances	351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before preliminary determination)
47 days	Questionnaire response	351.301(c)(2)(iii) (30 days from date of receipt of initial questionnaire)
55 days	Allegation of upstream subsidies	351.301(d)(4)(ii)(A) (10 days before preliminary determination)
65 days (Can be extended)	Preliminary determination	351.205(b)(1)
72 days	Submission of proposed suspension agreement	351.208(f)(1)(B) (7 days after preliminary determination)
75 days3	Submission of factual information	351.301(b)(1) (7 days before date on which verification is to commence)
75 days	Submission of ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents)
77 days4	Request to align a CVD case with a concurrent AD case	351.210(i) (5 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
102 days	Request for a hearing	351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
119 days	Critical circumstances allegation	351.206(e) (21 days or more before final determination)
122 days	Requests for closed hearing sessions	351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due)
122 days	Submission of briefs	351.309(c)(1)(i) (50 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
125 days	Allegation of upstream subsidies	351.301(d)(4)(ii)(B) (15 days before final determination)
127 days	Submission of rebuttal briefs	351.309(d) (5 days after dead-line for filing case brief)
129 days	Hearing	351.310(d)(1) (2 days after submission of rebuttal briefs)
140 days (Can be extended)	Final determination	351.210(b)(1) (75 days after preliminary determination)
150 days	Submission of ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents)
155 days	Submission of replies to ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of comments)
192 days	Order issued	351.211(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 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 about 17 days between the preliminary determination and verification.

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