DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,772

ROGUE VALLEY DOOR
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PERSONNEL SOURCE
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 July 30, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Rogue Valley Door,
Grants Pass, Oregon. The workers produce interior and exterior
doors and their components. Workers are not separately identifiable
by product produced.
The investigation revealed Rogue Valley Door also employed
leased workers from Personnel Source.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased in January through June 2008 compared to the
same period in 2007.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of interior and exterior doors 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 interior and exterior doors
produced by Rogue Valley Door, 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 Rogue Valley Door, Grants Pass, Oregon, including
on-site leased workers from Personnel Source, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 29, 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 12th day of August 2008


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