DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,061
EASTERN PULP AND PAPER CO., INC.
LINCOLN PULP AND PAPER PLANT
LINCOLN, MAINE

TA-W-54,061A
EASTERN PULP AND PAPER CO., INC.
CORPORATE OFFICE
AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF EASTERN PULP AND PAPER CO., INC.
LINCOLN PULP AND PAPER PLANT
OPERATING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:

TA-W-54,061B MICHIGAN

TA-W-54,061C CONNECTICUT

TA-W-54,061D GEORGIA

TA-W-54,061E NEW JERSEY

TA-W-54,061F MASSACHUETTS

TA-W-54,061G OHIO

TA-W-54,061H WISCONSIN

Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on January
30, 2004, applicable to workers of Eastern Pulp and Paper Co.,
Inc., Lincoln Pulp and Paper Plant, Lincoln, Maine. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2004 (69 FR
5868).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that worker separations occurred at the Eastern
Pulp and Paper Co., Inc., Corporate Office, located in Amherst,
Massachusetts. The subject firm also separated workers at
various locations in the states of Michigan, Connecticut,
Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin, reporting
to the Lincoln Pulp and Paper Plant. These employees provide
administrative, sales and marketing support services for the
production of paper, tissue paper and wood pulp produced at the
Lincoln, Maine location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Amherst, Massachusetts
location and employees of the Lincoln, Maine location of Eastern
Pulp and Paper Co., Inc. operating at various locations in the
following states: Michigan, Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Eastern Pulp and Paper Co., Inc., Lincoln Pulp and
Paper Plant who were adversely affected by increased imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,061 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Eastern Pulp and Paper Co., Inc.,
Lincoln Pulp and Paper Plant, Lincoln, Maine (TA-W-
54,061), Eastern Pulp and Paper Co., Inc., Eastern Pulp
and Paper Co., Inc., Corporate Office, Amherst,
Massachusetts (TA-W-54,061A), and employees of Eastern
Pulp and Paper Co., Inc., Lincoln Pulp and Paper Plant,
Lincoln, Maine operating at various locations in the
following states: Michigan (TA-W-54,0616B),
Connecticut (TA-W-54,061C), Georgia (TA-W-54,061D), New
Jersey (TA-W-54,061E), Massachusetts (TA-W-54,061F),
Ohio (TA-W-54,061G) and Wisconsin (TA-W-54,061H), who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 16, 2003, through January 30, 2006,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of April 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,061

EASTERN PULP AND PAPER CO, INC
LINCOLN PULP AND PAPER PLANT
LINCOLN, MAINE

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
The investigation was initiated on January 22, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical,
and Energy Workers International Union, Local 1-0396, on behalf of
workers at the Eastern Pulp and Paper Co. Inc., Lincoln Pulp and
Paper Plant, Lincoln, Maine. The workers of the subject firm
produced paper, tissue paper, and wood pulp. The investigation
revealed that the subject firm closed on January 16, 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
is a supplier of component parts to a firm manufacturing of
converting paper whose workers received a certification of
eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance and the loss
of business with this firm contributed importantly to worker
separations at the subject firm.
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 that the requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Eastern Pulp and Paper
Co. Inc., Lincoln Pulp and Paper Plant, Lincoln, Maine qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Eastern Pulp and Paper Co. Inc., Lincoln Pulp
and Paper Plant, Lincoln, Maine, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 16,
2003, 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 are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974"
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 30th day of January, 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance