DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-75,194

WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
ILEVEL ZWOLLE VENEER DIVISION
ZWOLLE, LOUISIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 9, 2011 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Zwolle Veneer
Division, Zwolle, Louisiana. The workers produce veneer for
use in engineered wood products and plywood.
The investigation revealed that workers of Weyerhaeuser NR
Company, who are engaged in employment related to production of
veneer and plywood, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of the workers have been separated over the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of veneer and plywood by Weyerhaeuser have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because U.S.
aggregate imports of articles like or directly competitive
with the veneer and plywood produced by Weyerhaeuser have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased U.S. aggregate imports contributed importantly
to the worker group separations and sales/production declines
at Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Zwolle Veneer Division.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Weyerhaeuser NR
Company, iLevel Zwolle Veneer Division, Zwolle, Louisiana, who
are engaged in employment related to production of veneer for
use in engineered wood products and plywood, meet the worker
group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Zwolle
Veneer Division, Zwolle, Louisiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 7,
2010, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 5th day of April, 2011


/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance