DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,046

WALLOWA FOREST PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF D.R. JOHNSON LUMBER COMPANY
WALLOWA, OREGON

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 August 27, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a One-Stop Operator/Partner
on behalf of the workers of Wallowa Forest Products, a
subsidiary of D.R. Johnson Lumber Company, Wallowa, Oregon.
The workers were engaged in the production of lumber and
lumber products (i.e. dimensional stud lumber).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during January through August 2007 over
the corresponding 2006 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
declining customers regarding their purchases of lumber and
lumber products in 2005, 2006 and in January through August
2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The surveys
revealed 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 lumber and
lumber products (i.e. dimensional stud lumber) produced by
Wallowa Forest Products, a subsidiary of D.R. Johnson
Lumber Company, Wallowa, Oregon 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 Wallowa Forest Products, a subsidiary
of D.R. Johnson Lumber Company, Wallowa, Oregon who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 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 7th day of November, 2007




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