# 19 CFR § 201.9: Methods employed in obtaining information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.9

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 201.9
- **Heading:** Methods employed in obtaining information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—Customs Duties > CHAPTER II—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 201—RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION > Subpart B—Initiation and Conduct of Investigations

## Text

In obtaining information necessary to carry out its functions and duties, the Commission may employ any means authorized by law. In general, the Commission obtains pertinent information from its own files, from other agencies of the Government, through questionnaires and correspondence, through field work by members of the Commission's staff, and from testimony and other information presented at the hearings.
[27 FR 12118, Dec. 7, 1962, as amended at 44 FR 76476, Dec. 26, 1979]

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 201.2 § 201.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.2.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.3 § 201.3 Commission offices, mailing address, and hours.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.3a § 201.3a Missing children information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.3a.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.4 § 201.4 Performance of functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.5 § 201.5 Attendance fees and mileage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.5.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.6 § 201.6 Confidential business information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.6.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.7 § 201.7 Investigative authority and initiation of investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.7.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.8 § 201.8 Filing of documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.8.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.9 § 201.9 Methods employed in obtaining information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.9.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.10 § 201.10 Public notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.10.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.11 § 201.11 Appearance in an investigation as a party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.12 § 201.12 Requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.13 § 201.13 Conduct of nonadjudicative hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 201.14 § 201.14 Computation of time, additional hearings, postponements, continuances, and extensions of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-201.14.md)

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