DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,859

FRASER PAPERS LTD.
GORHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 February 19, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by United Steel Workers Local 75 on
behalf of workers of Fraser Papers Ltd., Gorham, New Hampshire.
The workers produce paper and paper towels.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible for trade
adjustment assistance on March 29, 2006 (TA-W-59,031). That
certification expires on March 29, 2008.
The current investigation has revealed that worker separations
are anticipated after the expiration of the previous certification.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers regarding
their purchases of paper and paper towels for the years 2006 and
2007. The survey revealed increased purchases of imported paper
and decreased purchases from the subject firm in 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 paper and paper towels produced
at Fraser Papers, Ltd., Gorham, New Hampshire 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 Fraser Papers, Ltd., Gorham, New Hampshire who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 30, 2008 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 March, 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance