[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32377-32378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15591]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[NAFTA-01341 and TA-W-33,029]
Willamette Industries, Incorporated, Dallas, Oregon; Notice of
Revised Determination on Reconsideration
On March 24, 1997, the Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on April 15, 1997 (62 FR 18363).
Investigation findings show that the workers are primarily engaged
in the production of plywood. The workers were denied TAA because the
`'contributed importantly'' test of the Group Eligibility Requirements
of the Trade Act was not met. The workers were denied NAFTA-TAA on the
basis that there was no shift in production to Mexico or Canada, nor
were there company or customer imports of plywood from Mexico or
Canada.
The Oregon AFL-CIO and the Western Council of Industrial Workers
Local #2714, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
submitted additional information showing that increased import
competition from foreign made oriented strand board (OSB) contributed
to worker separations at the Willamette Industries, Incorporated
production facility.
To determine impact of imports of OSB on worker separations at
Dallas, the Department conducted a survey on
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the subject firm's major declining customers. New findings on
reconsideration show that some customers continued reliance on or
increased imports of OSB from Canada during the time period relevant to
the investigation.
Conclusion
After careful consideration of the new facts obtained on
reconsideration, it is concluded that the workers of Willamette
Industries, Incorporated, Dallas, Oregon were adversely affected by
increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with plywood
produced at the subject firm.
``All workers of Willamette Industries, Incorporated, Dallas, Oregon
engaged in employment related to the production of plywood, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 13, 1995 are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade act of 1974;'' and
``All workers of Willamette Industries, Incorporated, Dallas, Oregon
engaged in employment related to the production of plywood, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 13, 1995 are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA Section 250 of
the Trade act of 1974.''
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 28th day of May 1997.
Russell T. Kile,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 97-15591 Filed 6-12-97; 8:45 am]
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