DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,136

FIBERMARK NORTH AMERICA, INC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CROCKER TECHNICAL PAPERS
A DIVISION OF NEENAH PAPER, INC.
FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS

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 November 13, 2015 by State Workforce Official on
behalf of workers of FiberMark North America, Inc., formerly
known as Crocker Technical Papers, a Division of Neenah
Papers, Inc., Fitchburg, Massachusetts (FiberMark). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of multilayer specialty paper.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner, the workers' firm, workers, and
the subject firm's major declining customers.
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 multilayer specialty paper by FiberMark
have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by FiberMark have increased during the
relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at FiberMark.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of FiberMark North
America, Inc., Fitchburg, Massachusetts, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of multilayer specialty
paper, 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 FiberMark North America, Inc., formerly
known as Crocker Technical Papers, a Division of Neenah
Papers, Inc., Fitchburg, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after November
13, 2014 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 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 in Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of May 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
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DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance