DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,499

TIMBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
GRANTS PASS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PERSONNEL SOURCE AND
ADVANTAGE STAFFING, INC.
GRANTS PASS, 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 November 27, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Timber
Products Company, Grants Pass Division, Grants Pass, Oregon.
The workers produce hardwood and softwood plywood. The workers
are not separately identifiable by article.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Personnel Source and Advantage Staffing, Inc.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined in January through November 2007
when compared with the same period in 2006.
During the relevant period, the subject firm increased
imports of articles like or directly competitive with hardwood
and softwood plywood.
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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with hardwood and softwood plywood
produced by Timber Products Company, Grants Pass Division,
Grants Pass, 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 Timber Products Company, Grants Pass
Division, including on-site leased workers from Personnel
Source and Advantage Staffing, Inc., Grants Pass, Oregon,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 26, 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 5th day of December 2007


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