DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,006

GEORGIA-PACIFIC
BUILDING PRODUCTS DIVISION
CROSSETT PLYWOOD MILL
CROSSETT, ARKANSAS 

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

      In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor 
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding 
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment 
assistance.
      The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm 
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are 
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or 
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have 
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly 
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by 
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) 
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or 
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or 
production of such firm.
  	The investigation was initiated in response to a petition 
filed on October 25, 2011 by a state workforce office on behalf 
of workers of Georgia-Pacific, Building Products Division, 
Crossett Plywood Mill, Crossett, Arkansas (Georgia-Pacific).  
The workers’ firm is engaged in activities related to the 
production of plywood.
      During the course of the investigation, information was 
collected from the workers’ firm, the petitioner, United States 
International Trade Commission and United States Department of 
Commerce. 
      Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant 
number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm have 
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to 
become totally or partially separated. 
      Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales 
and production of plywood by Georgia-Pacific have decreased 
absolutely.  
      Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because aggregate 
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the 
article produced by Georgia-Pacific have increased.  
      Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because 
increased aggregate imports contributed importantly to the 
worker group separations and sales and production declines at 
Georgia-Pacific.
Conclusion
	After careful review of the facts obtained in the 
investigation, I determine that workers of Georgia-Pacific, 
Building Products Division, Crossett Plywood Mill, Crossett, 
Arkansas, who are engaged in activities related to the 
production of plywood meet the worker group certification 
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a).  
In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I 
make the following certification:
 “All workers of Georgia-Pacific, Building Products 
Division, Crossett Plywood Mill, Crossett, Arkansas, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after February 13, 2010, through two years from the date of 
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with 
total or partial separation from employment on the date of 
certification through two years from the date of 
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of January, 2012.

						/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
                                    ______________________________
                                    MICHAEL W. JAFFE
                                    Certifying Officer, Office of 
                                    Trade Adjustment Assistance