DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,953

KATAHDIN PAPER COMPANY LLC
MILLINOCKET, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on August 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Katahdin Paper Company, LLC,
Millinocket, Maine. The workers produce super-calendered
uncoated mechanical paper.
The investigation also revealed employment and
production declined in September 2008 when production of
super-calendered uncoated mechanical paper ceased.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of products
like or directly competitive with super-calendered uncoated
mechanical paper in 2006, 2007 and January through July
2008. The survey revealed increased 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 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 super-calendered
uncoated mechanical paper produced by Katahdin Paper
Company, LLC, Millinocket, Maine, 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 Katahdin Paper Company, LLC,
Millinocket, Maine, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 27, 2007
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 18th day of September 2008.


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