[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2006.3]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2006_PROCEDURES FOR FILING PETITIONS FOR ACTION UNDER SECTION 301 OF 
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2006.3  Determinations regarding petitions.

    Within 45 days after the day on which the petition is received, the 
Trade Representative shall determine, after receiving the advice of the 
Section 301 Committee, whether to initiate an investigation.
    (a) If the Trade Representative determines not to initiate an 
investigation, the Section 301 Chairman shall notify the petitioner of 
the reasons and shall publish notice of the negative determination and a 
summary of the reasons therefor in the Federal Register.
    (b) If the Trade Representative determines to initiate an 
investigation regarding the petition, the Section 301 Chairman shall 
publish a summary of the petition in the Federal Register, and provide 
an opportunity for the presentation of views concerning the issues, 
including a public hearing if requested. A hearing may be requested by 
the petitioner or any interested person, including but not limited to a 
domestic firm or worker, a representative of consumer interests, a 
United States product exporter, or any industrial user of any goods or 
services that may be affected by actions taken under section 301 with 
respect to the act, policy or practice that is the subject of the 
petition.