DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,185

ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY
PLYWOOD DIVISION
DILLARD, OREGON

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 April 11, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union, Local
2949 on behalf of workers of Roseburg Forest Products Company,
Plywood Division, Roseburg, Oregon. The workers produce hardwood
plywood.
Workers at the subject plant were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on April 2, 2003 (TA-W-51,429). That
certification expired April 2, 2005.

This investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility decreased in 2005 compared with 2004 and also in
January through March, 2006, compared with the same period in 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
customers regarding their purchases of hardwood plywood in the
above periods. The survey revealed increased customer imports
accompanied by reduced purchases from the subject firm.
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 hardwood plywood produced at
Roseburg Forest Products Company, Plywood Division, Roseburg,
Oregon 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 Roseburg Forest Products Company, Plywood
Division, Roseburg, Oregon who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 3, 2005 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 May 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance