DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,932

IRVING FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
PINKHAM SAWMILL
A SUBSIDIARY OF J.D. IRVING LIMITED
NASHVILLE PLANTATION, MAINE

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 August 25, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Irving Forest Products,
Pinkham Sawmill, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving Limited, Nashville
Plantation, Maine. The workers at the subject firm softwood lumber
and softwood chips. The workers are not separately identifiable by
articles produced.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at Irving Forest Products, Pinkham Sawmill, a
subsidiary of J.D. Irving Limited, Nashville Plantation, Maine from
2006 to 2007 and from January through July 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding purchases of softwood lumber and
softwood chips during 2006, 2007 and in January through July 2008.
The survey revealed increased imports of softwood lumber and
softwood chips during the period under investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 softwood
lumber and softwood chips produced by Irving Forest Products,
Pinkham Sawmill, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving Limited, Nashville
Plantation, Maine 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 Irving Forest Products, Pinkham Sawmill, a
subsidiary of J.D. Irving Limited, Nashville Plantation,
Maine, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 21, 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 3rd day of November, 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance