DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,492

BUCKEYE LUMBERTON, INC.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 8, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Buckeye Lumberton, Inc., Lumberton, North Carolina. The workers
produce cellulose pulp.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm increased
their reliance on imported pulp in anticipation of a planned
closure of the Lumberton facility.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cellulose pulp produced at
Buckeye Lumberton, Inc., Lumberton, North Carolina contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Buckeye Lumberton, Inc., Lumberton, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 6, 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."
and;

"All workers of Buckeye Lumberton, Inc., Lumberton, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 6, 2002 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of August, 2003.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance