DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,273

SHERICO CEDAR PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
FORKS, WASHINGTON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 trade 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 17, 2009, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Sherico Cedar
Products, Forks, Washington. The workers produce cedar shakes and
shingles. Workers are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during 2008 compared to the
previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of cedar shakes and
shingles in 2007 and 2008, and January through February 2009. The
survey revealed that there was an increased reliance on import
purchases during the relevant period.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 1. has not been
met. The investigation revealed there are not a significant
number of workers who are above the age of 50 at the subject
firm.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cedar shakes and shingles
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 Sherico Cedar Products, Forks, Washington,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 2, 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
I further determine that all workers of Sherico Cedar
Products, Forks, Washington, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of April, 2009

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