Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 07/27/2004
Filed Date: 08/18/2005
Most Recent Update: 09/26/2005
Determination Date: 09/26/2005
Expiration Date:
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,775
PLEASANT HILL VENEER CORPORATION
PLEASANT HILL, MISSOURI
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 August 18, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Pleasant Hill Veneer
Corporation, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The workers produce wood
veneer.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely with the permanent closure of
the plant on July 1, 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of wood veneer in
2003, 2004, and January through July 2005. The surveys revealed
an increase in imports of wood veneer during the period under
investigation.
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
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of wood veneer
produced by Pleasant Hill Veneer Corporation, Pleasant Hill,
Missouri, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Pleasant Hill Veneer Corporation, Pleasant
Hill, Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 27, 2004, 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 26th day of September 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance