DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,983

PLUM CREEK NORTHWEST LUMBER, INC.
PABLO SAWMILL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF LC STAFFING
PABLO, 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 January 23, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Plum Creek Northwest Lumber, Inc., Pablo Sawmill, Pablo, Montana.
Workers at Pablo Sawmill produce pine board lumber. The worker group
includes leased workers from LC Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at the
subject facility declined from 2007 to 2008.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining customer of
the subject firm regarding its purchases of pine board lumber in 2007
and 2008. The respondent reported increased imports in 2008 compared
with 2007.
In addition, 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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with pine board lumber produced at Plum Creek Northwest
Lumber, Inc., Pablo Sawmill, Pablo, 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 Plum Creek Northwest Lumber, Inc., Pablo Sawmill,
Pablo, Montana, including on-site leased workers of LC Staffing,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 22, 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 19th day of February 2009


/a/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance