DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,255

POTLATCH CORPORATION
SAPPI FINE PAPER NORTH AMERICA
HONEYWELL CORPORATION
MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER DIVISION
BRAINERD, MINNESOTA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on February
20, 2002, applicable to workers of Potlatch Corporation,
Minnesota Pulp and Paper Div., Brainerd, Minnesota. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on February 28, 2002
(67 FR 9325). The certification was amended on July 16, 2002 to
include workers whose wages were reported to the Honeywell
Corporation tax account. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on July 24, 2002 (67 FR 48487)
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of high line coated printing paper.
The company reports that Sappi Fine Paper North America
purchased Potlatch Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division
on May 13, 2002. Information shows that employees separated from
Potlatch after the May 13, 2002 selling date, were separated as
employees of Sappi Fine Paper and, therefore, were not found
eligible for trade adjustment assistance under the current
certification covering Potlatch employees.
The intent of the Department=s certification is to include
all workers of Potlatch Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and Paper
Division, who were adversely affected by increased imports.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
determination to properly reflect this matter.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-39,255 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Potlatch Corporation, Sappi Fine Paper
North America, Honeywell Corporation, Minnesota Pulp
and Paper Division, Brainerd, Minnesota who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 1, 2000, through February 20, 2004, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 26th day of September, 2002.

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



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,255

POTLATCH CORPORATION
MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER DIVISION
BRAINERD, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 14, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Potlatch
Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division, Brainerd,
Minnesota. The workers produced high line coated printing paper.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant
experienced declines in production and levels of employment during
the relevant time period.
The investigation also showed that major customers of the
subject firm had significantly increased their imports of high line
coated printing paper.
United States imports of "printing paper, coated, impregnated
or covered with plastics, in rolls or sheets" (HTS 4811390)
increased 15 percent during 2000 as compared with 1999.
Conclusion


After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Potlatch Corporation,
Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division, Brainerd, Minnesota, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers at Potlatch Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and
Paper Division, Brainerd, Minnesota, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May 1,
2000, through two years from the date of certification,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of February 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
__________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,255

POTLATCH CORPORATION
MINNESOTA PULP AND PAPER DIVISION
BRAINERD, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eli-
gibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 14, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at Potlatch
Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division, Brainerd,
Minnesota. The workers produced high line coated printing paper.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject plant
experienced declines in production and levels of employment during
the relevant time period.
The investigation also showed that major customers of the
subject firm had significantly increased their imports of high line
coated printing paper.
United States imports of "printing paper, coated, impregnated
or covered with plastics, in rolls or sheets" (HTS 4811390)
increased 15 percent during 2000 as compared with 1999.
Conclusion


After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Potlatch Corporation,
Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division, Brainerd, Minnesota, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers at Potlatch Corporation, Minnesota Pulp and
Paper Division, Brainerd, Minnesota, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May 1,
2000, through two years from the date of certification,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this day of February 2002.

__________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance