Annex III to Part 351 - Deadlines for Parties in Antidumping Investigations

Annex III to Part 351 - Deadlines for Parties in Antidumping Investigations

Day1	Event	Regulation
0 days	Initiation
37 days	Application for an administrative protective order	351.305(b)(3)
50 days	Country-wide cost allegation	351.301(d)(2)(i)(A) (20 days after date on which initial questionnaire was transmitted)
51 days2	Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire	351.301(c)(2)(iv) (Within 14 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire)
51 days	Section A response	None
67 days	Sections B, C, D, E responses	351.301(c)(2)(iii) (At least 30 days after date of receipt of initial questionnaire)
70 days	Viability arguments	351.301(d)(1) (40 days after date on which initial questionnaire was transmitted)
87 days	Company-specific cost allegations	351.301(d)(2)(i)(B)
87 days	Major input cost allegations	351.301(d)(3)
115 days	Request for postponement by petitioner	351.205(e) (25 days or more before preliminary determination)
120 days	Allegation of critical circumstances	351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before preliminary determination)
140 days (Can be extended)	Preliminary determination	351.205(b)(1)
150 days	Submission of ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents)
155 days	Submission of proposed suspension agreement	351.208(f)(1)(A) (15 days after preliminary determination)
161 days3	Submission of factual information	351.301(b)(1) (7 days before date on which verification is to commence)
177 days4	Request for a hearing	351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
187 days	Submission of publicly available information to value factors (NME's)	351.301(c)(3)(i) (40 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
194 days	Critical circumstance allegation	351.206(e) (21 days before final determination)
197 days (Can be changed)	Request for closed hearing sessions	351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due)
197 days (Can be changed)	Submission of briefs	351.309(c)(1)(i) (50 days after date of publication of preliminary determination)
202 days	Submission of rebuttal briefs	351.309(d) (5 days after dealine for filing case briefs)
204 days	Hearing	351.310(d)(1) (2 days after submission of rebuttal briefs)
215 days	Request for postponement of the final determination	351.210(e)
215 days (Can be extended)	Final determination	351.210(b)(1) (75 days after preliminary determination)
225 days	Submission ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents)
230 days	Replies to ministerial error comments	351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of comments)
267 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 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 about 28 days between the preliminary determination and verification.

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