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ARTICLE · 13 FEBRUARY 2019

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With the recent end of the government shutdown, governmental agencies are back on line and the ITC is no exception.

United StatesGovernment, Public Sector
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With the recent end of the government shutdown, governmental agencies are back on line and the ITC is no exception.  Last Monday, the ITC issued Information on Resumption of USITC Operations which stated:

As of Saturday, January 26, 2019, the Commission received funding through February 15, 2019 and the period of the shutdown has ended.  The Commission will resume operations on the first business day, Monday, January 28, 2019, with the following caveats.  The USITC will NOT be accepting document filings until Wednesday, January 30, 2019, as it reschedules active cases and previously scheduled deadlines affected by the shutdown.  As a result, EDIS is operating in a read-only capacity.  Document filing has been disabled.  In general, the Commission has tolled all statutory and other investigative deadlines pending before it for up to the length of the shutdown.  However, specific schedules for each investigative proceeding, including those pending before an

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