DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,179

JIM MICHEL LOGGING, INC.
BAKER CITY, OREGON


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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 30, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Jim Michel Logging, Inc., Baker City, Oregon. The
workers produce logs.
The investigation revealed that Jim Michel Logging, Inc.,
Baker City, Oregon supplied component parts for Boise Cascade
Corporation, Emmett, Idaho (TA-W-39,013A) and at least 20
percent of its production or sales were supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Jim Michel Logging,
Inc., Baker City, Oregon qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Jim Michel Logging, Inc., Baker City,
Oregon who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 27, 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of July 2003

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance