Corrected: June 14, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,349

P.H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
DBA GLATFELTER
NEENAH FACILITY
NEENAH, 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 May 8, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at P.H.
Glatfelter Company, dba Glatfelter, Neenah Facility, Neenah,
Wisconsin. The workers at the subject firm produced printing and
converting papers; they are not separately identifiable by articles
produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of printing and converting
papers during 2005, 2005 and January through April 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period. The survey revealed an increased
reliance on imports by the subject firm’s major declining customers
during the period of January through April 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with printing and converting papers
produced at the subject firm 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 P.H. Glatfelter Company, dba Glatfelter,
Neenah Facility, Neenah, Wisconsin, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 10,
2006 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 5th day of June 2006.



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