- Annex III to Part 351—Deadlines for Parties in Antidumping Investigations
| Day 1 | Event | Regulation | 0 days | Initiation | 21 days | Application/certification for separate rate (nonmarket economy) | 351.108(d)(1) (21 days after publication). | 50 days | Country-wide cost allegation | 351.301(c)(2)(ii)(A) (20 days after date on which questionnaire was transmitted). | 0-67 days | Application for an administrative protective order | 351.305(b)(3) (before submission of the first response to the questionnaire; where justified, may be filed up to the date on which the case briefs are due). | 51 days 2 | Notification of difficulty in responding to questionnaire | 351.301(c)(1)(iii) (Within 14 days after date of receipt of questionnaire). | 67 days | Questionnaire responses | 351.301(c)(1)(i) (At least 30 days after date of receipt of questionnaire; where justified, may be filed up to the date on which the case briefs are due). | 77 days | Viability arguments and certain multinational corporation allegations | 351.301(c)(2)(i) (10 days after response to relevant section of the questionnaire was filed) and 351.404(g)(1). | 80 days | Submission of publicly available information to value factors (nonmarket economy) | 351.301(c)(3)(i)(A) or (C) (60 days before scheduled date of preliminary determination, or the Secretary may issue an alternative schedule)). | 87 days | Company-specific cost allegations | 351.301(c)(2)(ii)(A) (within 20 days after response to relevant section of questionnaire was filed). | 87 days | Major input cost allegations | 351.301(c)(2)(iii) (within 20 days after response to relevant section of questionnaire was filed). | 110 days | Submission of other factual information not responsive to or relating to 351.102(b)(21)(i)-(iv) | 351.301(c)(5) (The earlier of 30 days before scheduled date of preliminary determination or 14 days before verification). | 115 days | Request for postponement by petitioner | 351.205(e) (25 days or more before scheduled date of preliminary determination). | 120 days | Allegation of critical circumstances before preliminary determination | 351.206(c)(2)(i) (20 days before scheduled date of preliminary determination). | 140 days (May be postponed to 190 days) | Preliminary determination | 351.205(b)(1) and (2) (140 days after the publication of initiation, but may be extended to 190 days after the publication of initiation). | 150 days | Submission of ministerial error comments | 351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents or holding of a disclosure meeting). | 155 days | Submission of proposed suspension agreement | 351.208(f)(1)(i)(A) (15 days after issuance of preliminary determination). | 177 days 3 | Request for a hearing | 351.310(c) (30 days after date of publication of preliminary determination). | 194 days | Allegation of critical circumstance allegation before final determination | 351.206(e) (21 days before scheduled date of final determination). | 197 days (May be changed) | Request for closed hearing sessions | 351.310(f) (No later than the date the case briefs are due). | 197 days (May 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)(1) (5 days after deadline 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) (Submitted within the scheduled date of the final determination). | 222 days 4 (May be postponed to 282 days) | Final determination | 351.210(b)(1) and (2) (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 days | Submission ministerial error comments | 351.224(c)(2) (5 days after release of disclosure documents or holding of a disclosure meeting). | 237 days | Replies to ministerial error comments | 351.224(c)(3) (5 days after filing of comments). | 274-334 days | Order issued | 351.211(b) (Not later than 7 days after receipt of notice of an affirmative final injury determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission). |
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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 U.S. International Trade Commission vote and allows 7 days for receipt of the questionnaire from the date on which it was transmitted.
3 Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance.
4 Assumes that the Preliminary Determination is published 7 days after issuance.