19 CFR Appendix Annex III to Subpart G of 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).

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.

[90 FR 14201, Mar. 31, 2025]