---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 351.312"
title: "19"
number: "351.312"
heading: "Industrial users and consumer organizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/351.312"
---

# §351.312. Industrial users and consumer organizations.

- (a) **Introduction.** The URAA provides for opportunity for comment by consumer organizations and industrial users on matters relevant to a particular determination of dumping, subsidization, or injury. This section indicates under what circumstances such persons may submit relevant information and argument.
- (b) **Opportunity to submit relevant information and argument.** In an antidumping or countervailing duty proceeding under title VII of the Act and this part, an industrial user of the subject merchandise or a representative consumer organization, as described in section 777(h) of the Act, may submit relevant factual information and written argument to the Department under paragraphs [(d)(3)(ii)](/cfr/19/351.218.md?p=d-3-ii), and [(d)(3)(vi)](/cfr/19/351.218.md?p=d-3-vi), and [(d)(4)](/cfr/19/351.218.md) of § 351.218, paragraphs [(b)](/cfr/19/351.301.md?p=b), [(c)(1)](/cfr/19/351.301.md?p=c-1), and [(c)(3)](/cfr/19/351.301.md?p=c-3) of § 351.301, and paragraphs [(c)](/cfr/19/351.309.md?p=c), [(d)](/cfr/19/351.309.md?p=d), and [(e)](/cfr/19/351.309.md?p=e) of § 351.309 concerning dumping or a countervailing subsidy. All such submissions must be filed in accordance with [§ 351.303](/cfr/19/351.303.md).
- (c) **Business proprietary information.** Persons described in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section may request business proprietary treatment of information under [§ 351.304](/cfr/19/351.304.md), but will not be granted access under [§ 351.305](/cfr/19/351.305.md) to business proprietary information submitted by other persons.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 27379, May 19, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 13524, Mar. 20, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 1202 note; 19 U.S.C. 1303 note; 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.; and 19 U.S.C. 3538.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 27379, May 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 27379, May 19, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 13524, Mar. 20, 1998]