19 CFR 207.18 : Customs Duties (§ 0.1 To Parts 400-599) — (§ 200.735-101 To Parts 400-599) — United States International Trade Commission (§ 200.735-101 To Parts 214-299) — Nonadjudicative Investigations (§ 202.1 To Part 208) — Investigations Of Whether Injury To Domestic Industries Results From Imports Sold At Less Than Fair Value Or From Subsidized Exports To The United States (§ 207.1 To § 207.120) — Preliminary Determinations (§ 207.10 To § 207.18) — Notice of preliminary determination.

Whenever the Commission makes a preliminary determination, the Secretary shall serve copies of the determination and a public version of the staff report on the petitioner, other parties to the investigation, and the administering authority. The Secretary shall publish a notice of such determination in the Federal Register. If the Commission's determination is negative, or that imports are negligible, the investigation shall be terminated. If the Commission's determination is affirmative, the notice shall announce commencement of the final phase of the investigation.