DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,507

COLUMBIA PLYWOOD CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS
KLAMATH DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
KLAMATH FALLS, 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 November 21, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Columbia Plywood Corporation, a subsidiary of Columbia
Forest Products, Klamath Division, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The
workers at the subject firm hardwood plywood.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Express
Employment Professionals.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at Columbia Plywood Corporation, a subsidiary
of Columbia Forest Products, Klamath Division, Klamath Falls,
Oregon from 2006 to 2007 and from January through October 2008 over
the corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding purchases of hardwood plywood during
2006, 2007 and January through October 2008. The survey revealed
increased reliance on import purchases of hardwood plywood 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 hardwood
plywood produced by Columbia Plywood Corporation, a subsidiary of
Columbia Forest Products, Klamath Division, Klamath Falls, 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 Columbia Plywood Corporation, a subsidiary of
Columbia Forest Products, Klamath Division, including on-site
leased workers from Express Employment Professionals, Klamath
Falls, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 18, 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 31st day of December, 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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