DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,017

CATAWISSA LUMBER & SPECIALTY COMPANY, INC.
PLANT #1
CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-61,017A

CATAWISSA LUMBER & SPECIALTY COMPANY, INC.
PLANT #2
PAXINOS, PENNSYLVANIA

Certifications 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 February 23, 2007,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Catawissa Lumber & Specialty
Company, Inc., Plant #1, Catawissa, Pennsylvania (TA-W-
61,017) and Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Company, Inc.,
Plant #2, Paxinos, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,017A). The
workers are engaged in the production of solid hardwood
component parts for kitchen cabinets and hardwood
furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined from January through February 2007 compared to the
corresponding 2006 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed major declining
customers of the subject locations regarding their
purchases of solid hardwood component parts in 2005, 2006
and in January through February 2007 compared to the
corresponding 2006 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 solid hardwood
component parts produced by Catawissa Lumber & Specialty
Company, Inc., Plant #1, Catawissa, Pennsylvania (TA-W-
61,017) and Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Company, Inc.,
Plant #2, Paxinos, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,017A) 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 Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Company,
Inc., Plant #1, Catawissa, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,017)
and Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Company, Inc., Plant
#2, Paxinos, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,017A) who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 15, 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 2nd day of May, 2007



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