- Annex XI-A to Part 351—Deadlines for Covered Merchandise Referral Without Preliminary Determination
| Day 1 | Event | Regulation | 0 days | Initiation | 351.227(b)(1) (within 20 days after acknowledging receipt of a covered merchandise referral from U.S. Customs and Border Protection). | 30 days | Filing of comments and factual information to the Notice of Initiation by interested parties | 351.227(d)(1) (within 30 days after publication of the notice of an initiation of a covered merchandise). | 44 days | Filing of rebuttal comments and factual information to the Notice of Initiation by other interested parties | 351.227(d)(1) (within 14 days after filing of comments and factual information by interested parties). | X 1 days | Questionnaire submission received by Commerce | 351.227(d)(2) (after the initiation of a covered merchandise inquiry). | X + 14 days | Filing of rebuttal, clarification, or correction of factual comment by an interested party other than the original submitter to the questionnaire response | 351.227(d)(2) (within 14 days after a questionnaire response has been filed with the Secretary by the original submitter). | X + 21 days | Filing of rebuttal, clarification, or correction comment to the rebuttal, clarification, or correction of factual comment of the interested party by the original submitter | 351.227(d)(2) (within 7 days of the filing of the rebuttal comment by interested party). | 120 days | Final covered merchandise determination | 351.227(c)(1) (within 120 days from the date of publication of the Notice of Initiation, unless (1) extended by no more than 150 days under 351.227(c)(2), or (2) aligned with other segments under 351.227(c)(3)). |
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1 Indicates the approximate number of days from the date of publication of the Notice 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 X represents the date a questionnaire is received by Commerce.