[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22402]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-62,802]


Shorewood Packaging Corporation, a Subsidiary of International 
Paper, Home Entertainment Division, Edison, NJ; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On July 16, 2008, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on July 28, 2008 (73 FR 43787).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of printed paper primarily for music 
and gaming packaging did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the subject firm and no shift of production to a foreign 
source occurred.
    In the request for reconsideration the petitioner provided an 
additional list of customers, who purchased packaging products for the 
pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
    On reconsideration the Department of Labor contacted the company 
official of the subject firm to verify the information addressed by the 
petitioner and requested an additional list of customers. The 
Department surveyed these customers regarding their purchases of like 
or directly competitive products with printed paper for packaging 
during 2006, 2007, and January through February 2008 over the 
corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed that only one customer 
imported printed paper for packaging, however imports by this customer 
have been declining during the relevant period. The remaining customers 
did not import like or directly competitive products with printed paper 
for packaging during the relevant period.
    The petitioner also alleged that Shorewood Packaging Corporation 
``had plans to open new facilities in Europe and Asia'' and that 
Shorewood Packaging was outsourcing jobs from the subject firm 
overseas.
    The company official of the subject firm confirmed that Shorewood 
Packaging Corporation has facilities abroad and described the functions 
of each facility. However, the company official stated that there was 
no shift in production from the subject firm to any foreign facility in 
the relevant period. The company official clarified that the reason 
behind the closure of the subject firm was the change in the market for 
the products manufactured by the Edison facility.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Shorewood Packaging Corporation, a 
subsidiary of International Paper, Home Entertainment Division, Edison, 
New Jersey.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of September 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-22402 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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