DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,722

ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS
PLYWOOD DIVISION
DILLARD, OREGON

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 April 1, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by Carpenters Industrial Council Local 2949 on
behalf of workers of Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division,
Dillard, Oregon. The workers produce plywood/hardwood.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition TA-W-59,185 which
expired on May 26, 2008.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of plywood/hardwood
in 2007, 2008, and January through March 2009. The survey revealed
an increased reliance on import purchases during the relevant
period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 plywood/hardwood produced by
Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division, Dillard, Oregon
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 Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division,
Dillard, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 27, 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 9th ay of November 2009


/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance