§4572 Investigations and Determinations by Commission

Summary

The International Trade Commission must quickly open an investigation when a U.S. long‑haul trucking industry group files a petition, or when the President, the U.S. Trade Representative, or certain Congressional committees ask. The Commission must decide if a Mexican person’s pending request for permission, a Mexican person who got permission on or after the USMCA and still has it, or a Mexican person who got permission before the USMCA and still has it (but whose situation changed) is causing or threatening material harm to U.S. long‑haul trucking. The Commission must send copies of the petition to the Trade Representative and the Secretary of Transportation, publish a start notice in the Federal Register, hold public hearings, and let interested parties present evidence and respond. The Commission will look at things like how much freight is moved and effects on jobs, wages, hours, and working conditions. At the Commission’s request, DHS and other agencies must give data, including business information, which the Commission will protect and may share under a protective order for authorized representatives. The Commission must make a decision within 120 days of starting the investigation. If the Commission finds the case is extraordinarily complicated before day 100, it can take up to 150 days. Certain procedural rules from section 1330(d)(1)–(3) also apply as if under section 2252.