15 CFR § 705.3 - Commencing an investigation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s705.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 705.3 - Commencing an investigation."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "705.3"
section_name: "Commencing an investigation."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL BASE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "705"
part_name: "EFFECT OF IMPORTED ARTICLES ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862) and Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979 (44 FR 69273, December 3, 1979)."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 14693, Apr. 6, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989."
cfr_part: "705"
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# 705.3 Commencing an investigation.
(a) Upon request of the head of any government department or agency, upon application of an interested party, or upon motion of the Secretary, the Department shall immediately conduct an investigation to determine the effect on the national security of the imports of any article.
(b) The Secretary shall immediately provide notice to the Secretary of Defense of any investigation initiated under this part.
[47 FR 14693, Apr. 6, 1982. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989, and amended at 63 FR 31623, June 10, 1998]