DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,590

GROVETON PAPER BOARD, INC.
GROVETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 January 6, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Groveton Paper Board, Inc., Groveton, New Hampshire.
The workers at the subject firm produced corrugated medium used
in the lining of cardboard boxes; workers were not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at Groveton
Paper Board, Inc., Groveton, New Hampshire decreased from 2004
to 2005.
The investigation revealed that Groveton Paper Board,
Groveton, New Hampshire, supplies corrugated medium used in the
production of cardboard boxes, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales was supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 Groveton Paper Board,
Inc., Groveton, New Hampshire 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 Groveton Paper Board, Inc., Groveton, New
Hampshire who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 5, 2005, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
trade 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 25th day of January 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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