DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,634

PERRAS LUMBER, INC.
GROVETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 January 4, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Perras Lumber, Inc., Groveton, New Hampshire. Workers at the
subject firm manufacture wooden pallets, softwood and hardwood
lumber. Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
wooden pallets, softwood and hardwood lumber in 2006 and 2007.
The surveys revealed increases in import purchases while reducing
purchases from the subject firm during the 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 wooden pallets, softwood and
hardwood lumber manufactured by Perras Lumber, Inc., Groveton, New
Hampshire, 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 Perras Lumber, Inc., Groveton, New Hampshire,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 3, 2007 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 10th day of March 2008


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