Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) From Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-405-803, A-201-834, A-421-811, A-401-808] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Initiation of antidumping duty investigations. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 2004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian J. Sheba (Finland) at 202-482-0145, Mark Flessner (Mexico) at 202-482-6312, John Drury (the Netherlands) at 202-482-0195, Patrick Edwards (Sweden) at 202-482-8029, Robert James at 202-482-0649, or Abdelali Elouraradia at 202-482-1374, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Initiation of Investigations The Petition On June 9, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received an antidumping duty petition (Petition) filed in the proper form by Aqualon Company (Aqualon or petitioner), a division of Hercules Incorporated. Aqualon is a domestic producer of purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). On June 15, 2004, the Department requested clarification on a number of different issues raised by the Petition. On June 18, 2004, petitioner submitted information to supplement the Petition (Supplemental Petition). The Department requested additional revisions to the Petition on June 22, 2004, and June 25, 2004, to which petitioner responded on June 24, 2004 (Second Supplemental Petition) and June 28, 2004 (Third Supplemental Petition). In accordance with sec…