Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 07/22/2002
Filed Date: 02/19/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/04/2003
Determination Date: 04/04/2003
Expiration Date: 04/04/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,917
TROUT CREEK LUMBER
TROUT CREEK, MONTANA
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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 19, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Trout Creek Lumber, Trout Creek, Montana. The workers at
the subject firm produced dimension lumber, house logs and wood bi-
products; they were not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to
2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import dimension lumber, house logs and wood bi-products or
shift production of dimension lumber, house logs and wood bi-
products to a foreign country.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms major
declining customers regarding their purchases of dimension lumber.
This survey revealed absolute increases in imports of dimension
lumber during the period under investigation.
Other findings of the investigation show that workers of Trout
Creek Lumber were previously certified eligible to apply for worker
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-37,713 which
expired on July 21, 2002.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with dimension lumber produced at
Trout Creek Lumber, Trout Creek, Montana, contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers, and to the decline
in sales or production and at that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Trout Creek Lumber, Trout Creek, Montana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 22, 2002, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of April, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance