DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,856

LOUISIANA PACIFIC
ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM
TEMPO EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
NEW LIMERICK, MAINE

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 26, 2009,
applicable to workers of Louisiana Pacific, Engineered Wood
Products Division, New Limerick, Maine. The notice was published
in the Federal Register on March 19, 2009 (74 FR 11757).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of laminated strand lumber (LSL).
New information shows that temporary workers from Tempo
Employment Service were employed on-site at the New Limerick,
Maine location of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Engineered Wood
Products Division. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation, Engineered Wood Products Division to be considered
temporary workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers from Tempo Employment
Service working on-site at the New Limerick, Maine location of
the subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,856 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation,
Engineered Wood Products Division, including on-site
temporary workers from Tempo Employment Service, New
Limerick, Maine, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 9, 2008,
through February 26, 2011, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of April 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,856

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION
NEW LIMERICK, MAINE

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 January 12, 2009 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Louisiana-
Pacific Corporation, Engineered Wood Products Division, New
Limerick, Maine. The workers produce laminated strand lumber.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined periodically throughout 2008 culminating in the month
of December.
Sales declined at the subject firm during 2008 compared to
2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased reliance on imports of like or directly competitive
laminated lumber in 2008 compared with 2007.
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 articles like
or directly competitive with laminated strand lumber produced by
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Engineered Wood Products Division,
New Limerick, Maine, 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, Engineered Wood
Products Division, New Limerick, Maine, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 9,
2008 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 26th day of February 2009

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






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