DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,648

POTLATCH FOREST PRODUCTS CORPORATION
PRESCOTT, 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 December 20, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Potlatch Forest Products Corporation,
Prescott, Arkansas. The workers produce softwood dimensional
lumber.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject facility declined in the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customer regarding purchases of softwood dimensional lumber in
2004, 2005 and January through November 2006. The survey revealed
an increasing customer reliance on imports during the relevant
period.
In addition, 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.
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 Potlatch Forest Products Corporation, Prescott,
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,
Prescott, Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 19, 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 16th day of January 2007
/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance