DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,277

LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION
LP ATHENS OSB DIVISION
ATHENS, GEORGIA

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 24, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Louisiana Pacific Corporation, LP Athens OSB
Division, Athens, Georgia. Workers at the subject firm produced
oriented strand board.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely in November 2008.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
oriented strand board and like or directly competitive products in
2006, 2007, January through October 2007 and January through
October 2008. The surveys revealed increased imports during the
period under investigation.
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 oriented strand board
manufactured by Louisiana Pacific Corporation, LP Athens OSB
Division, Athens, Georgia, 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 Louisiana Pacific Corporation, LP Athens OSB
Division, Athens, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 23, 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 January 2009

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