- Annex IX-B to Part 351—Deadlines for Covered Merchandise Referral With Preliminary Determination
| Day 1 | Event | Regulation | 0 | Initiation 2 | 351.227(b)(1) (within 20 days after acknowledging receipt of a covered merchandise referral from U.S. Customs and Border Protection). | 30 | 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 | 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 3 | Questionnaire submission received by Commerce | 351.227(d)(2) (after the initiation of a covered merchandise inquiry). | X + 14 | 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 | 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). | Z 4 | Preliminary Determination | 351.227(e) (may be between concurrently with Initiation and before Final Determination). | Z + 14 5 | Comment to Preliminary Determination by interested parties | 351.227(d)(3) (within 14 days after Preliminary Determination unless otherwise specified by Commerce). | Z + 21 | Rebuttal comment to comment to Preliminary Determination by other interested parties 3 | 351.227(d)(3) (within 7 days after comment to Preliminary Determination unless otherwise specified by Commerce). | 120 | 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 Commerce may issue a preliminary determination, either concurrently with the initiation or not. 19 CFR 351.227(e)(1). If Commerce issues a Preliminary Determination concurrently with Initiation, 19 CFR 351.227(d)(1)-(3) will not apply, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.227(d)(4). In such cases, Commerce will establish appropriate procedures on a case-specific basis. 19 CFR 351.227(d)(4).
3 X represents the date a questionnaire is received by Commerce.
4 Z represents the date of the Preliminary Determination.
5 If a Preliminary Determination is not issued concurrently with Initiation, Commerce will establish a schedule for the filing of comments and rebuttal comments to the Preliminary Determination. 19 CFR 351.227(d)(3).