Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden (R)

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES

Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-1084-1087 (Review)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this review, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Cynthia Trainor, investigator (202-205-3354; E-mail cynthia.trainor@USITC.GOV)
regarding general questions and trade and related information; and
Clark Workman, economist (202-205-3248; E-mail clark.workmanr@USITC.GOV)
regarding market related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--On July 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on
imports of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden (70
F.R. 39735). On June 1, 2010, the Commission instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the
orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic
industry within a reasonably foreseeable time (75 F.R. 30431). If the Commission makes
affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If the Commission makes negative
determinations, the Department of Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this review are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/active.index.htm.
Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission, Washington,
DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this review via the
Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Return the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission by no later than December 3, 2010. Although the enclosed
postpaid envelope may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight mail
service may be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by
December 3, 2010. If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed
questionnaire is sent to the attention of Cynthia Trainor. Return only one copy of the
completed questionnaire(s), but please keep a copy for your records so that you can refer to
it if the Commission staff contacts you with any questions during the course of the review.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this review, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that
are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is
maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by
the Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not
be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential
information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your
firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical business proprietary information
(such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep
all your work papers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the
questionnaire response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the review, may become subject to, and released under, the
administrative protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and
section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means
that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the
information for use in connection with this review or other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be
subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
Anone,@ write Anone.@ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the
form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates--designated as such by the letter
AE@--and explain the basis of your estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary
comments or explanations should be supplied in the space provided or on separate sheets attached
to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your firm is completing more than one
questionnaire in connection with this review (i.e., a producer, importer, purchaser, and/or foreign
producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden.--Report the
requested data for your establishment(s) located in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden.
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all
establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
OPTIONS FOR FILING
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/active.index.
htm. Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the
questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire and submit it,
electronically, or you may print it out and submit it in paper form, as described
below:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction
Booklet; include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in
the e-mail subject line: BPI Questionnaire, INVS. NOS. 731-TA-1084-1087 (Review). Please
note that submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary
information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you
choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such
information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended.
U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous
materials; this additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
Note: If you are a party to the proceeding, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.

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DEFINITIONS
Product.-- All purified carboxymethylcellulose (“purified CMC”), sometimes also referred to as
purified sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white to off-white,
non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising sodium CMC that has been refined and
purified to a minimum assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does not include unpurified or crude
CMC, CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and CMC that is cross-linked through heat treatment.
Purified CMC is CMC that has undergone one or more purification operations which, at the
minimum, reduce the remaining salt and other by-product portion of the product to less than ten
percent. Purified CMC is classified under statistical reporting number 3912.31.0010 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden involved in
the production of purified CMC (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this review, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing purified CMC (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer
or through its selling agent.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating
levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup;
and a typical or representative product mix).
Production.--All production in your establishment(s) in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden,
including production consumed internally within your firm.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Finland, Mexico,
Netherlands, or Sweden.
Shipment quantities.—Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.—Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S.
dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to
related firms in Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or Sweden, including product consumed
internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, or
Sweden, including shipments to related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

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