---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 165.12"
title: "19"
number: "165.12"
heading: "Receipt of allegations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/165.12"
---

# §165.12. Receipt of allegations.

- (a) **Date of receipt.** The “date of receipt” of a properly filed allegation is the date on which CBP provides an acknowledgment of receipt of an allegation containing all the information and certifications required in [§ 165.11](/cfr/19/165.11.md), together with a CBP-assigned control number, to the party that filed the allegation. CBP has 15 business days from the date of receipt to determine whether to initiate an investigation under the EAPA.
- (b) **Withdrawal.** An allegation may be withdrawn by the party that filed it if that party submits a request to withdraw the allegation to the designated email address specified by CBP or through any other method approved or designated by CBP.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 56482, Aug. 22, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 19259, Mar. 18, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1481, 1484, 1508, 1517 (as added by Pub. L. 114-125, 130 Stat. 122, 155 (19 U.S.C. 4301 note)), 1623, 1624, 1671, 1673.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56482, Aug. 22, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 56482, Aug. 22, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 19259, Mar. 18, 2024]