Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/17/2012
Filed Date: 05/20/2013
Most Recent Update: 07/03/2013
Determination Date: 07/03/2013
Expiration Date: 07/03/2015
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,750
BOISE WHITE PAPER, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOISE, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
WAGES ARE REPORTED THROUGH MDW RAILROAD
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
BARTLETT & ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on July 3, 2013, applicable to workers of
Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Bartlett & Associates, International
Falls, Minnesota. The workers are engaged in activities related
to the production of paper (uncoated and coated free sheet).
The notice was published in the Federal Register on August 8,
2013 (78 FR 48470).
At the request of Minnesota State, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information from the company shows that some workers separated
from employment at the International Falls, Minnesota location
of
Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc. had their
wages reported through a separate unemployment insurance (UI)
tax account under the name MDW Railroad.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to include workers of the subject firm whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through MDW Railroad.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by
increased imports of paper.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-82,750 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary
of Boise, Inc., including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through MDW
Railroad, including on-site leased workers from
Bartlett & Associates, International Falls, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 17, 2012, through July 3,
2015, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of January 2014
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
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MICHEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,750
BOISE WHITE PAPER, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOISE INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BARTLETT & ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 20, 2013 by the state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc.,
International Falls, Minnesota. The workers at the subject firm
produce paper (uncoated and coated free sheet). The worker
group includes on-site leased workers from Bartlett & Associates.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the subject firm and the U.S. International Trade
Commission.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of paper (uncoated and coated free sheet)
produced by Boise White Paper, LLC have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because aggregate
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Boise White Paper, LLC have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased aggregate imports contributed importantly to the worker
group separations and sales/production declines at Boise White
Paper, LLC.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Boise White Paper, LLC,
a subsidiary of Boise, Inc., International Falls, Minnesota, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of paper
(uncoated and coated free sheet) meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2273, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of
Boise, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Bartlett
& Associates, International Falls, Minnesota, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
17, 2012, through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of July, 2013
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,750
BOISE WHITE PAPER, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOISE, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
WAGES ARE REPORTED THROUGH MDW RAILROAD
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
BARTLETT & ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on July 3, 2013, applicable to workers of
Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Bartlett & Associates, International
Falls, Minnesota. The workers are engaged in activities related
to the production of paper (uncoated and coated free sheet).
The notice was published in the Federal Register on August 8,
2013 (78 FR 48470).
At the request of Minnesota State, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information from the company shows that some workers separated
from employment at the International Falls, Minnesota location
of
Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc. had their
wages reported through a separate unemployment insurance (UI)
tax account under the name MDW Railroad.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to include workers of the subject firm whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through MDW Railroad.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by
increased imports of paper.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-82,750 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary
of Boise, Inc., including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through MDW
Railroad, including on-site leased workers from
Bartlett & Associates, International Falls, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 17, 2012, through July 3,
2015, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of January 2014
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______
MICHEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,750
BOISE WHITE PAPER, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOISE INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BARTLETT & ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 20, 2013 by the state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of Boise, Inc.,
International Falls, Minnesota. The workers at the subject firm
produce paper (uncoated and coated free sheet). The worker
group includes on-site leased workers from Bartlett & Associates.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the subject firm and the U.S. International Trade
Commission.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of paper (uncoated and coated free sheet)
produced by Boise White Paper, LLC have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because aggregate
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Boise White Paper, LLC have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased aggregate imports contributed importantly to the worker
group separations and sales/production declines at Boise White
Paper, LLC.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Boise White Paper, LLC,
a subsidiary of Boise, Inc., International Falls, Minnesota, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of paper
(uncoated and coated free sheet) meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2273, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Boise White Paper, LLC, a subsidiary of
Boise, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Bartlett
& Associates, International Falls, Minnesota, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
17, 2012, through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of July, 2013
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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