DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,183

PRAIRIE WOOD PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF D.R. JOHNSON LUMBER COMPANY
PRAIRIE CITY, 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 October 8, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Prairie Wood Products, a subsidiary of D.R. Johnson
Lumber Company, Prairie City, Oregon. Workers produced stud lumber.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
from 2006 to 2007 and in January through September 2008 compared
with the same period in 2007.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's largest declining customers regarding their purchases of
stud lumber in 2006, 2007, January through September 2007 and
January through September 2008. The survey revealed an increased
reliance on imported stud lumber 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 stud lumber manufactured by
Prairie Wood Products, a subsidiary of D.R. Johnson Lumber Company,
Prairie City, 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 Prairie Wood Products, a subsidiary of D.R.
Johnson Lumber Company, Prairie City, Oregon who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 1, 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 16th day of December 2008



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