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).
19 C.F.R. § 351 app Annex I to Part 351