DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,596

JELD-WEN, INC.
SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 November 20, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at JELD-WEN,
Inc., Susanville, California. The workers produce wood door
cutstock.
The investigation revealed that it is anticipated that sales,
production and employment at the subject plant will decline to zero
on January 1, 2004 when the mill is shut down.



The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the sole
customer of the subject plant regarding purchases of door cutstock
in 2001, 2002, and January-September 2003. The survey revealed
that the respondent will cease purchases from the subject plant and
source future purchases from offshore.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with wood door cutstock produced at JELD-WEN,
Inc., Susanville, California, contributed importantly to the
decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of JELD-WEN, Inc., Susanville, California who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 10, 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, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 24th day of December 2003

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