DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,700

CONTACT INDUSTRIES
DBA CLEAR PINE MOULDINGS
PRINEVILLE, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 in response to a petition
received on January 17, 2008, and filed on behalf of workers at
Contact Industries, DBA Clear Pine Mouldings, Prineville, Oregon.
The workers produce wood mouldings and trim.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.


The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of wood
mouldings and trim during 2006 and 2007. The survey revealed that
major customers increased their purchases of imported wood
mouldings and trim, while decreasing their purchases from the
subject firm during the relevant time 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 wood mouldings and trim produced
at Contact Industries, DBA Clear Pine Mouldings, Prineville,
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 Contact Industries, DBA Clear Pine Mouldings,
Prineville, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 15, 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 28th day of February 2008.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance