DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,215

BENNETT LUMBER PRODUCTS, INC.
D/B/A GUY BENNETT LUMBER COMPANY
PRINCETON, IDAHO

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 11, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bennett Lumber Products, Inc., dba Guy Bennett Lumber
Company, Princeton, Idaho. The workers produced softwood lumber.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied component parts for window and door frames and
moldings, and a loss of business with a manufacturer of window
and door frames and moldings whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at the subject firm.
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 workers of Bennett Lumber
Products, Inc., dba Guy Bennett Lumber Company, Princeton, Idaho
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bennett Lumber Products, Inc., dba Guy
Bennett Lumber Company, Princeton, Idaho who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February
1, 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 24th day of February 2009

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