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TAW-64535  /  Tricon Timber, LLC (Saint Regis, MT)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/24/2007
Filed Date: 11/25/2008
Most Recent Update: 01/13/2009
Determination Date: 01/13/2009
Expiration Date: 01/13/2011


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,535

TRICON TIMBER, LLC
ST. REGIS, MONTANA

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 25, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Tricon Timber, LLC, St. Regis, Montana. The workers produce stud
lumber.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during January through November 2008 over the corresponding
2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of stud lumber in 2006,
2007, and January through November 2007, and the corresponding period
in 2008. The survey revealed an increased reliance on imported stud
lumber purchases 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 an increased reliance on imported articles like or
directly competitive with stud lumber produced at Tricon Timber, LLC,
St. Regis, Montana 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 Tricon Timber, LLC, St. Regis, Montana who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 24, 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 13th day of January, 2009

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