DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,246

WEYERHAEUSER
CELLULOSE FIBER DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SRI TECHNOLOGIES
COSMOPOLIS, WASHINGTON

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 October 16, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the Association of Western Pulp and
Paper Workers on behalf of workers of Weyerhaeuser, Cellulose Fiber
Division, Cosmopolis, Washington. The workers produced cellulose
dissolving pulp.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from SRI
Technologies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined absolutely upon the
subject facility's closure on September 14, 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
primary customers regarding purchases of cellulose dissolving pulp
in 2004, 2005, and January through November 2006. The survey
revealed that the respondents became increasingly reliant on
imports 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 cellulose dissolving pulp
produced by Weyerhaeuser, Cellulose Fiber Division, Cosmopolis,
Washington 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, Cellulose Fiber Division,
including on-site leased workers from SRI Technologies,
Cosmopolis, Washington who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 12, 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 12th day of December 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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