On May 23, 2018, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of automobiles – including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks – and automotive parts. See Thompson Hine International Trade Update, dated June 1, 2018. At that time, the Department of Commerce established certain deadlines for submitting comments and for requesting to appear at a public hearing. In a June 21, 2018 Federal Register notice, the department extended the public comment period to June 29, 2018 and the rebuttal period to July 13, 2018. Requests to appear at the hearing are now due June 29, 2018. The hearing dates of July 19 and 20, 2018 remain unchanged.
