[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18415]
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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. 99-18415 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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