DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,706

TIMBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
WHITE CITY PLYWOOD DIVISION
WHITE 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 December 17, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Timber
Products Company, White City Plywood Division, White City, Oregon.
The workers produce softwood plywood.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined during the period of January through
November 2008 compared with the corresponding period of 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of softwood plywood
during 2006, 2007, and January through November 2008. The surveys
revealed an increased reliance on imports of softwood plywood.
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 softwood plywood produced at
Timber Products Company, White City Plywood Division, White 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 Timber Products Company, White City Plywood
Division, White City, Oregon, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 5, 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 30th day of January 2009



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