Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/02/2000
Filed Date: 11/13/2001
Most Recent Update: 02/04/2002
Determination Date: 02/04/2002
Expiration Date: 02/04/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,354
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
INCLUDING CONTRACT EMPLOYEES OF
HONEYWELL, INC.
EMPLOYED AT INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
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
4, 2002, applicable to workers of International Paper Company,
Erie, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 28, 20021 (67 FR 9326).
At the request of Honeywell, Inc., the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
Information provided by the company shows that some workers
at International Paper, Erie, Pennsylvania were contracted from
Honeywell, Inc. to maintain and operate automated control systems
required for the production of hardwood pulp and writing, text
and cover paper produced at the Erie, Pennsylvania location of
the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include contract workers of Honeywell, Inc.,
employed at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania,
adversely affected by imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-40,354 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania including contract workers of Honeywell,
Inc. engaged in employment related to the maintenance
and operation of automated control systems required for
the production of hardwood pulp and writing, text and
cover paper at International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 2, 2000, through
February 4, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of March, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,354
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
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 eligibility 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 on November 13, 2001 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
The workers are engaged in activity related to the
production of hardwood pulp and writing, text, and cover paper.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject facilities declined during the relevant time periods and
that the subject facility will close in June 2002.
The subject company does not import hardwood pulp and
writing, text, and cover paper.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
company's major customers regarding their purchases of hardwood
pulp and writing, text, and cover paper.
The survey revealed an increase of customers' import
purchases of hardwood pulp and writing, text, and cover paper
during the period of decline at the subject facility.
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 at International Paper
Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the
decline in sales and production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania, engaged in the production of hardwood pulp and
writing, text, and cover paper, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 2,
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 in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of February 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,354
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
INCLUDING CONTRACT EMPLOYEES OF
HONEYWELL, INC.
EMPLOYED AT INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
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
4, 2002, applicable to workers of International Paper Company,
Erie, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 28, 20021 (67 FR 9326).
At the request of Honeywell, Inc., the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
Information provided by the company shows that some workers
at International Paper, Erie, Pennsylvania were contracted from
Honeywell, Inc. to maintain and operate automated control systems
required for the production of hardwood pulp and writing, text
and cover paper produced at the Erie, Pennsylvania location of
the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include contract workers of Honeywell, Inc.,
employed at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania,
adversely affected by imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-40,354 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania including contract workers of Honeywell,
Inc. engaged in employment related to the maintenance
and operation of automated control systems required for
the production of hardwood pulp and writing, text and
cover paper at International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 2, 2000, through
February 4, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of March, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,354
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
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 eligibility 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 on November 13, 2001 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at International Paper Company, Erie, Pennsylvania.
The workers are engaged in activity related to the
production of hardwood pulp and writing, text, and cover paper.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject facilities declined during the relevant time periods and
that the subject facility will close in June 2002.
The subject company does not import hardwood pulp and
writing, text, and cover paper.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
company's major customers regarding their purchases of hardwood
pulp and writing, text, and cover paper.
The survey revealed an increase of customers' import
purchases of hardwood pulp and writing, text, and cover paper
during the period of decline at the subject facility.
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 at International Paper
Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the
decline in sales and production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of International Paper Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania, engaged in the production of hardwood pulp and
writing, text, and cover paper, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 2,
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 in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of February 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance