DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,282

NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANY
SPECIALTY STARCHES DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
PAGE EMPLOYMENT
ISLAND FALLS, MAINE

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
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 13, 2007,
applicable to workers of National Starch and Chemical Company,
Specialty Starches Division, Island Falls, Maine. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2007 (72 FR
74343).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of drum dried and modified food
starches.
New information shows that workers leased from Page
Employment were employed on-site at the Island Falls, Maine
location of National Starch and Chemical Company, Specialty
Starches Division. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Page Employment
working on-site at the Island Falls, Maine location of the
subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,282 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of National Starch and Chemical Company,
Specialty Starches Division, including on-site leased
workers from Page Employment, Island Falls, Maine, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after October 5, 2006, through December 13, 2009,
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 16th day of December 2009

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,282

NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL COMPANY
SPECIALTY STARCHES DIVISION
ISLAND FALLS, 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 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)(B) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 10, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official of National Starch and
Chemical Company, Specialty Starches Division, Island Falls, Maine.
The workers at the subject firm produce drum dried and modified food
starches. The workers are not separately identifiable by article
produced.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm experienced
employment declines during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has and is
currently shifting plant production of drum dried and modified food
starches to China and Thailand. The investigation also revealed that
there is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles.
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 there was a shift in production from the workers’
firm or subdivision to China and Thailand of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of National Starch and Chemical Company, Specialty
Starches Division, Island Falls, Maine who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 5, 2006,
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 13th day of December, 2007.

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





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