DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,223

MEAD WESTVACO CORPORATION
CHILLICOTHE, OHIO

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 in response to a petition
received on April 1, 2002, and filed by Paper, Allied-Industrial,
Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, Local 5-988 on
behalf of workers at Mead WestVaco Corporation, Chillicothe, Ohio.
The workers produce high-end coated paper.


The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely during the
relevant time period.
A Department of Labor survey of the subject firm's major
customers revealed increases in imports of high-end coated paper
during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Mead WestVaco
Corporation, Chillicothe, Ohio contributed importantly to the
decline in sales or 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 the Mead WestVaco Corporation, Chillicothe,
Ohio engaged in employment related to the production of high-
end coated paper, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 8, 2001, 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 9th day of May, 2002.

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