NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance: International Paper Corp.,

[Federal Register: July 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 138)]

[Notices]

[Page 38924]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[NAFTA-2760]

International Paper Corporation, Containerboard Division, Gardiner, Oregon; Notice of Revised Determination on Reopening

On July 7, 1999, the Department, on its own motion, reopened its investigation for workers and former workers of the subject firm.

The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination issued on February 8, 1999, because workers of International Paper Corporation, Containerboard Division in Gardiner, Oregon did not import linerboard from sources located in Canada or Mexico, nor was there a shift of production to Canada or Mexico. Furthermore, a survey of the subject firm's customers revealed that none of the customers increased reliance on import purchases of linerboard from Canada or Mexico during the relevant periods. The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on February 25, 1999 (64 FR 9355).

New information obtained during a TAA petition investigation on reconsideration (TA-W-35,322) for the workers of the subject firm included additional customer survey conducted by the Department for the time period relevant to the investigation. The survey results show that a major declining customer of the subject firm increased import purchases of linerboard from Mexico and Canada while decreasing purchases from the subject firm from 1997 to 1998.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new facts obtained on reopening, it is concluded that increased imports of articles from Mexico or Canada, like or directly competitive with linerboard produced by the subject firm, contributed importantly to the decline in sales and to the total or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I make the following revised determination:

``All workers of International Paper Corporation, Containerbord Division, Gardiner, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 24, 1997, are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of July, 1999. Grant D. Beale, Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 99-18415Filed7-19-99; 8:45 am]

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