DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,828

STIMSON LUMBER COMPANY
LIBBY FINGERJOINT PLANT
LIBBY, MONTANA


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 January 25, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by the Lumber, Production &
Industrial Workers, Local #3038, on behalf of the workers of
Stimson Lumber Company, Libby Fingerjoint Plant, Libby, Montana.
The workers are engaged in the production of fingerjointed
lumber.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a customer survey
regarding purchases of fingerjointed lumber during 2005, 2006
and January 2007 over the January 2006 period. The survey
revealed an increased reliance on imported fingerjointed lumber
during the 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 addition, 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 fingerjointed lumber produced
by Stimson Lumber Company, Libby Fingerjoint Plant, Libby,
Montana, 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 Stimson Lumber Company, Libby Fingerjoint
Plant, Libby, Montana, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 24, 2006
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 14th day of February, 2007.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance