[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR705.7]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 705--EFFECT OF IMPORTED ARTICLES ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 705.7  Conduct of an investigation.

    (a) If the Department determines that it is appropriate to afford 
interested parties an opportunity to present information and advice 
relevant and material to an investigation, a public notice shall be 
published in the Federal Register soliciting from any interested party 
written comments, opinions, data, information or advice relative to the 
investigation. This material shall be submitted as directed within a 
reasonable time period to be specified in the notice. All material shall 
be submitted with 6 copies. In addition, public hearings may be held 
pursuant to Sec. 705.8 of this part.
    (b) All requests and applications filed and all material submitted 
by interested parties, except information on material that is classified 
or determined to be confidential as provided in Sec. 705.6 of this part, 
will be available for public inspection and copying in the Bureau of 
Industry and SecurityFreedom of Information Records Inspection Facility, 
Room H-4525, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, in 
accordance with regulations published in part 4 of title 15, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    (c) Further information may be requested by the Department from 
other sources through the use of questionnaires, correspondence, or 
other appropriate means.
    (d) The Department shall, as part of an investigation, seek 
information and advice from, and consult with, appropriate officers of 
the United States or their designees, as shall be determined. The 
Department shall also consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding 
the methodological and policy questions raised in the investigation. 
Upon the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide the Secretary with an assessment of the defense requirements of 
the article in question. Communications received from agencies of the 
U.S. government or foreign governments will not be made available for 
public inspection.
    (e) Any request or application that is filed while an investigation 
is in progress, concerning imports of the same or related article and 
raising similar issues, may be consolidated with the request, 
application or motion that initiated the investigation.

[47 FR 14693, Apr. 6, 1982. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989 and 
amended at 54 FR 19355, May 5, 1989; 63 FR 31623, June 10, 1998]