DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,921

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
SPECIALTY PACKAGING FACILITY
VALLEY VIEW, OHIO

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 August 17, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of
America, Local 1544, on behalf of the workers of
Weyerhaeuser Company, Specialty Packaging Facility, Valley
View, Ohio. The workers are engaged in the production of
single face packaging for use in the protection of light
bulbs sold at retail.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined in January through July 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period. The facility was shutdown May
26, 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
single-face lamp wrap. The surveys revealed that the
leading customer increased import purchases of single-face
lamp wrap during 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 the single face
packaging produced by Weyerhaeuser Company, Specialty
Packaging Facility, Valley View, Ohio, 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 Weyerhaeuser Company, Specialty
Packaging Facility, Valley View, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 10, 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 26th day of September 2006


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance