DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,359

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION
WILSON LEAF DIVISION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
AN OPERATING SUBSIDIARY OF REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC.
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 13, 2004,
applicable to workers of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation,
Wilson Leaf Division, Wilson, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2004 (69 FR
54321).
At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of tobacco leaf.
New information provided by the company shows that Brown &
Williamson Tobacco Corporation is currently known as R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, an operating subsidiary of Reynolds American, Inc.
as of July 30, 2004. Information also shows that workers separated
from employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under
a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Wilson Leaf
Division, who were adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,359 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Wilson
Leaf Division, currently known as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, an operating subsidiary of Reynolds American, Inc.,
Wilson, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 30, 2003, through
August 13, 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 23rd day of September 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,359

BROWN & WILLAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION
WILSON LEAF DIVISION
WILSON, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on August 2, 2004 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of the Wilson Leaf Division
of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Wilson, North Carolina.
The workers produce tobacco leaf.
The investigation revealed that the subject plant supplies
at least 20 percent of its production or sales of component
tobacco leaf for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Macon,
Georgia, whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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.
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 the Wilson Leaf
Division, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Wilson, North
Carolina 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 Wilson Leaf Division, Brown & Williamson
Tobacco Corporation, Wilson, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July 30,
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 13th day of August 2004.

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