DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,818

WELCO, LLC
NAPLES DIVISION
ALSO KNOWN AS WELCO OF IDAHO
NAPLES, IDAHO

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 July 12, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Welco, LLC, Naples
Division, Naples Idaho. Workers at the subject firm produce cedar
fencing.
Workers wages were also reported under another Federal
Employer Identification Number (FEID) and corporate name - Welco of
Idaho.
Employment, sales, and production at the subject firm declined
comparing January through June 2007 when compared to the same
period one year prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding purchases of cedar fencing in 2005,
2006, and the period of January through June 2007. This survey
revealed increased imports, and reliance of, of imported cedar
fencing during the period of January through June 2007 when
compared to the same period one year prior.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are 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 cedar fencing produced by Welco,
LLC, Naples Division, also known as Welco of Idaho, Naples, Idaho
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 Welco, LLC, Naples Division, also known as
Welco of Idaho, Naples, Idaho who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 11, 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 27th day of September 2007


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