DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,941

CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.
RITTMAN PAPERBOARD DIVISION
RITTMAN, OHIO

TA-W-59,941A

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.
RITTMAN PAPERBOARD DIVISION, RITTMAN, OHIO
LOCATED IN SPRAGUE, CONNECTICUT

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 20,
2006, applicable to workers of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc.,
Rittman Paperboard Division, Rittman, Ohio. The notice will soon
be published in the Federal Register.
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that worker separations have occurred involving
employees of the Rittman, Ohio facility of Caraustar Mill Group,
Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division located in Sprague,
Connecticut.


Mr. Tom Loeb and Mr. Bill Clark provided technical service
and sales function services for the production of coated recycled
boxboard produced by the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Rittman, Ohio facility
of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division
located in Sprague, Connecticut.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard
Division, Rittman, Ohio who were adversely affected by increased
company imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,941 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman
Paperboard Division, Rittman, Ohio (TA-W-59,941), and
including employees located in Sprague, Connecticut
(TA-W-59,941A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 17, 2005,
through September 20, 2008, 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 18th day of December 2006.


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





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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,941

CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC.
RITTMAN PAPERBOARD DIVISION
RITTMAN, 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), 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 in response to a petition
received on August 23, 2006 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard
Division, Rittman, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm are
engaged in the production of coated recycled boxboard.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from the period of January through August 2006
over the corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their imports of coated recycled boxboard during the relevant
period under investigation.
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 addition, 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 recycled boxboard produced
by Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division,
Rittman, 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 Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard
Division, Rittman, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 17, 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 September 2006.

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




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