---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 2006.3"
title: "15"
number: "2006.3"
heading: "Determinations regarding petitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/2006.3"
---

# §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](/cfr/15/301.md) Committee, whether to initiate an investigation.

- (a) If the Trade Representative determines not to initiate an investigation, the [Section 301](/cfr/15/301.md) 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](/cfr/15/301.md) 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](/cfr/15/301.md) with respect to the act, policy or practice that is the subject of the petition.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 309(a)(1), Trade Act of 1974, as amended by sec. 1301 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-418, 102 Stat. 1176 (19 U.S.C. 2419).

### Source

Source: 55 FR 20595, May 18, 1990, unless otherwise noted.