DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,447

GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
WOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KOCH INDUSTRIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EAST TEXAS STAFFING SOLUTIONS
LOGANSPORT, LOUISIANA

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 November 13, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Georgia-Pacific LLC, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Wood
Products Division, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Logansport,
Louisiana. The workers produce southern pine plywood.
The worker group also consisted of on-site leased workers from
East Texas Staffing Solutions.
The investigation revealed that the workers wages are also
reported to the Federal Employer Identification Number under the
company name Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
The investigation determined that employment and production of
southern pine plywood at the subject firm declined from 2005 to
2006, and in January through and October 2007 when compared to the
corresponding period in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
declining customers regarding purchases of southern pine plywood in
2005, 2006, and January through October 2007. The survey revealed
increased reliance on import purchases 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 do not possess skills that are 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 southern pine plywood produced by
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Wood Products
Division, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Logansport, Louisiana,
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 LLC, Georgia-Pacific
Corporation, Wood Products Division, a subsidiary of Koch
Industries, Logansport, Louisiana, including on-site leased
workers from East Texas Staffing Solutions who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after November 9,
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 25th day of January 2008

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