DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,738

WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
LONGVIEW ILEVEL LUMBER DIVISION
LONGVIEW, 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 April 2, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists, Woodworkers, Local 536, on behalf of workers at
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Longview ILevel Lumber Division,
Longview, Washington. The workers produce softwood dimensional
lumber, specifically kiln-dried fir and hemlock. The workers
are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that a significant
proportion or number of workers at the subject firm were totally
or partially separated, or threatened with separation, during
the relevant period.
Further, the investigation revealed increased imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the softwood
dimensional lumber produced by the subject firm, during the
relevant period, and that the increased imports contributed
importantly to worker separations and subject firm decline in
sales.
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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Weyerhaeuser
NR Company, Longview ILevel Lumber Division, Longview,
Washington, 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 Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Longview ILevel
Lumber Division, Longview, Washington, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March
17, 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 8th day of December, 2009

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