DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,604

GEORGIA PACIFIC
IDAHO WHITE PINE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WILLSTAFF TEMPORARY AGENCY
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

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 June 21, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a State Workforce Representative on behalf
of workers at Georgia Pacific, Idaho White Pine Division, Savannah,
Georgia. The workers at the subject firm produce hardwood plywood.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period of
January through May 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of hardwood plywood
during 2004, 2005 and January through June 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period. The survey revealed an increased
reliance on imports by the subject firm's major customer of
hardwood plywood during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Georgia Pacific, Idaho White
Pine Division, Savannah, Georgia also leased workers on-site from
Willstaff Temporary Agency to produce hardwood plywood.
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 hardwood plywood 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 Georgia Pacific, Idaho White Pine Division,
including leased workers of Willstaff Temporary Agency,
Savannah, Georgia, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 21, 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 20th day of July 2006.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance