DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,654

RESOLUTE FP US, INC.
US CORPORATE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM XCENTRI AND MANPOWER
CATAWBA, SOUTH CAROLINA

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;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of articles
or supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on March 22, 2019 on behalf of workers and former workers of
Resolute FP US, Inc., US Corporate Division, a subsidiary of
Resolute Forest Products, Catawba, South Carolina (Resolute FP
US-Corporate). Workers of Resolute FP US-Corporate are engaged
in activities related to the supply of organizational support
services (such as human resources, payroll, benefits, customer
service, energy, environment, sales, and business optimization).
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Xcentri and Manpower.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Resolute FP US-Corporate have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services like or
directly competitive with the organizational support services
supplied by the subject workers which contributed importantly to
worker group separations at Resolute FP US-Corporate.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Resolute FP US-
Corporate, who are engaged in activities related to the supply of
organizational support services, 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 Resolute FP US, Inc., US Corporate Division,
a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products, including on-site
leased workers from Xcentri and Manpower, Catawba, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 13, 2018 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 11th day of June 2019.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance