DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,598

BLANDIN PAPER COMPANY
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
SEARCH RESOURCES
AMS STAFF LEASING
APPLIED MANAGEMENT
GRAND RAPIDS MINNESOTA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on February
13, 2003, applicable to workers of Blandin Paper Company, Grand
Rapids, Minnesota. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2003 (68 FR 11410).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the State shows that temporary workers of Search
Resources, AMS Staff Leasing and Applied Management were employed
at Blandin Paper Company to produce coated magazine paper at the
Grand Rapids, Minnesota location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of Search Resources,
AMS Staff Leasing and Applied Management, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
employed at Blandin Paper Company, Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Blandin Paper who were adversely affected by the
shift in production to Canada and Finland.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,598 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Blandin Paper, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
including temporary workers of Search Resources, AMS
Staff Leasing and Applied Management, Grand Rapids,
Minnesota engaged in employment related to the
production of coated magazine paper at Blandin Paper
Company, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January
17, 2002, through February 13, 2005, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of June 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


CORRECTED COPY
March 4, 2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,598

BLANDIN PAPER COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 17, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by the Minnesota Department of
Economic Security on behalf of workers of Blandin Paper Company,
Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The subject firm is a subsidiary of UPM-
Kymmene. The workers produced coated magazine paper.
The investigation revealed that layoff at the subject plant
will occur as the result of the shutdown of paper machines in early
2003. The company shifted the production from these machines to
foreign facilities. Company imports increased in 2002 compared to
2001 and the company expects to further increases its imports as a
result of the shifts in production.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada and Finland of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be
an increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Blandin Paper Company, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 17, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 13th day of February, 2003

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance