DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,980

STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA
STEVENS POINT PAPER MILL
STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN

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 March 10, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
StoraEnso Stevens Point Paper Mill, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The
workers produce coated paper.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the Stevens Point mill declined in the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of coated paper in 2004, 2005
and January-February 2006. The survey revealed increased imports
absolutely accompanied by decreased purchases from the subject firm
in the relevant period.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with coated paper produced at
StoraEnso Stevens Point Paper Mill, Stevens Point, Wisconsin,
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 StoraEnso Stevens Point Paper Mill, Stevens
Point, Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 7, 2005 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 in Washington, D. C., this 12th day of April, 2006


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