DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,245

PACIFIC VENEER
ILEVEL DIVISION
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF WEYERHAEUSER, NR
ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON

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 February 13, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Pacific Veneer, iLevel Division, a subsidiary of
Weyerhaeuser, NR, Aberdeen, Washington. The workers produce
softwood lumber veneer, and peeler cores.
The workers wages are also reported under the Federal
Employment Identification Number (FEIN) account for Weyerhaeuser
Company.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation also revealed increased company imports from
2007 to 2008 of like or directly competitive veneer.
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 veneer produced by the subject firm 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 Pacific Veneer, iLevel Division, including
workers whose wages are reported under Weyerhaeuser Company,
a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser, NR, Aberdeen, Washington, who
become totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 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 30th day of March 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance