DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,087

GRANT WESTERN LUMBER COMPANY
JOHN DAY, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 4, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a state representative on behalf of
workers of Grant Western Lumber Company, John Day, Oregon. Workers
at the subject facility produce lumber.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Grant Western Lumber Company,
John Day, Oregon, supplies components and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of interior door jambs whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Grant
Western Lumber Company, John Day, Oregon.
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 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 workers of Grant Western Lumber
Company, John Day, Oregon, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Grant Western Lumber Company, John Day,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 31, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 27th day of September 2007

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