DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,442

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
LARGE LOG MILL
ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON

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 December 1, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers on behalf of workers of the Large
Log Mill of Weyerhaeuser Company, Aberdeen, Washington. The
workers produce softwood dimensional lumber.
The Large Log Mill ceased production at the end of 2005.
A Department of Labor survey revealed that major customers of
the subject firm increased their purchases of imported softwood
dimensional lumber in 2005 while curtailing purchases from the
subject plant in Aberdeen, Washington.
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 articles
like or directly competitive with softwood dimensional lumber
produced at the Large Log Mill of Weyerhaeuser Company, Aberdeen,
Washington 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 the Large Log Mill of Weyerhaeuser Company,
Aberdeen, Washington who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 21, 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 25th day of January, 2006

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