[Federal Register: November 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 213)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-36,240 and NAFTA-3145]

 
Consolidated Papers, Inc., Niagara Division, Niagara, WI; Notice 
of Determinations on Reconsideration

    On September 10, 1999, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement-
Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) for the workers and 
former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on September 24, 1999 (64 FR 51790).
    Investigation findings show that workers of the subject firm are 
primarily engaged in the production of coated groundwood printing 
papers. The workers were denied TAA because the ``contributed 
importantly'' test of the Group Eligibility Requirements of the Trade 
Act of 1974 as amended, was not met. The workers were denied NAFTA-TAA 
based on the finding that there was no shift in production from the 
workers' firm to Mexico or Canada. Other findings showed that there 
were no company or customer imports of coated groundwood paper from 
Mexico or Canada.
    The company submitted a list of additional declining customers. The 
Department surveyed these customers regarding their purchases of coated 
groundwood printing paper during the time period relevant to the 
investigation. Results of the survey show that a major declining 
customer increased reliance on imports of coated groundwood paper while 
reducing purchases of like and directly competitive articles from 
Consolidated Paper's Niagara Division, in Niagara, Wisconsin. The 
survey respondents reported a negligible amount of import purchases of 
coated groundwood paper from Mexico and Canada.

Conclusion

    After careful consideration of the new facts obtained on 
reconsideration, it is concluded that the workers of Consolidated 
Papers, Inc., Niagara Division, Niagara, Wisconsin were adversely 
affected by increased imports from countries other than Mexico or 
Canada of articles like or directly competitive with coated groundwood 
printing paper produced at the subject firm.

    All workers of Consolidated Papers, Inc., Niagara Division, 
Niagara, Wisconsin engaged in employment related to the production 
of coated groundwood printing paper, who became totally or partially 
separated from employment on or after April 29, 1998 through two 
years from the date of this issuance are eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;'' 
and I further determine that ``All workers of Consolidated Papers, 
Inc., Niagara Division, Niagara, Wisconsin engaged in employment 
related to the production of coated groundwood printing paper are 
denied eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA Section 250 of the Trade 
Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of October 1999.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-28908 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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