DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,500

POTLATCH FOREST PRODUCTS CORPORATION
WARREN LUMBER MILL
WARREN, ARKANSAS

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 29, 2006,
in response to a petition filed by a State agency
representative on behalf of the workers of Potlatch Forest
Products Corporation, Warren Lumber Mill, Warren, Arkansas.
The workers are engaged in the production of pine
construction lumber; 2x4 through 2x12 (i.e. dimensional
wood).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2004 to 2005 and from January
through November 2006 compared to the preceding 2005
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of pine
construction lumber; 2x4 through 2x12 in 2004, 2005 and in
January through November 2006 compared to the corresponding
2005 period. The surveys revealed that customers increased
import purchases during relevant period.
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 pine
construction lumber; 2x4 through 2x12 (i.e. dimensional
wood) produced by Potlatch Forest Products Corporation,
Warren Lumber Mill, Warren, Arkansas 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 Potlatch Forest Products Corporation,
Warren Lumber Mill, Warren, Arkansas who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 29, 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 24th day of January, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance