DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,029

TENNESSEE WOOD RESOURCES, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF NORWALK INTERNATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS
JAMESTOWN, TENNESSEE

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Tennessee Wood Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Norwalk
International Wood Products, Jamestown, Tennessee. The workers
produce hardwood frame products for furniture and wholesale lumber.
Furthermore, the workers are not separately identifiable by
products produced.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
relevant time period.
The investigation further revealed that Tennessee Wood
Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Norwalk International Wood
Products, Jamestown, Tennessee supplies component parts for
upholstered furniture, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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 workers of Tennessee Wood
Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Norwalk International Wood
Products, Jamestown, Tennessee qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Tennessee Wood Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of
Norwalk International Wood Products, Jamestown, Tennessee who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 10, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of October 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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