DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,543

GEORGIA-PACIFIC COPORATION
FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY
WOOD AND FIBER SUPPLY DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KOCH INDUSTRIES
PORTAGE, MAINE

TA-W-59,543A

GEORGIA-PACIFIC COPORATION
FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY
WOOD AND FIBER SUPPLY DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KOCH INDUSTRIES
MILO, MAINE

TA-W-59,543B

GEORGIA-PACIFIC COPORATION
FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY
WOOD AND FIBER SUPPLY DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KOCH INDUSTRIES
MILFORD, MAINE

TA-W-59,543C

GEORGIA-PACIFIC COPORATION
FORT JAMES OPERATING COMPANY
WOOD AND FIBER SUPPLY DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KOCH INDUSTRIES
HOULTON, 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.
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 June 13, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Fort James Operating
Company, Wood and Fiber Supply Division, a subsidiary of Koch
Industries, Portage, Maine (TA-W-59,543), Milo, Maine (TA-W-
59,543A), Milford, Maine (TA-W-59,543B) and Houlton, Maine (TA-W-
59,543C), workers produced hardwood chips; workers are not
separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that there were employment
declines at each of the subdivisions referenced above.
The investigation revealed that Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Fort James Operating Company, Wood and Fiber Supply Division, a
subsidiary of Koch Industries, Portage, Maine (TA-W-59,543), Milo,
Maine (TA-W-59,543A), Milford, Maine (TA-W-59,543B) and Houlton,
Maine (TA-W-59,543C), supplied component parts for pulp, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales are 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 these cases 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 Georgia-Pacific
Corporation, Fort James Operating Company, Wood and Fiber Supply
Division, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Portage, Maine (TA-W-
59,543), Milo, Maine (TA-W-59,543A), Milford, Maine (TA-W-59,543B)
and Houlton, Maine (TA-W-59,543C) 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 Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Fort James
Operating Company, Wood and Fiber Supply Division, a
subsidiary of Koch Industries, Portage, Maine (TA-W-59,543),
Milo, Maine (TA-W-59,543A), Milford, Maine (TA-W-59,543B) and
Houlton, Maine (TA-W-59,543C), who became totally separated
from employment on June 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 27th day of June 2006

/s/Linda G. Poole

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