What is the Initiation Checklist?
The Initiation Checklist, more commonly referred to as “the checklist,” is a document generated by the Import Compliance Specialists to assist in properly analyzing the petition. The checklist is submitted on the record of the proceeding and serves to provide the public with additional, more detailed, information on how, for example, the Department determined industry support and substantiated the margin calculations. “The checklist” compiles important information from the petition and can assist the public in locating specific information in the petition that the Department mandates for initiation purposes including: a list of potential respondent companies, the scope of the investigation, information related to industry support, information supporting an allegation of material injury, specific petition requirements set for the in the Departments regulations, and a detailed analysis of the petitioners allegation of sales occurring at less than fair value. Both “the checklist” and the
