73 FR 244 pgs. 77063-77064 - Boise Cascade, LLC, Wood Products Division, St. Helens, OR; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 244Pages: 77063 - 77064
Docket number: [TA-W-64,160]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-29936 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Employment and Training Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-64,160]
Boise Cascade, LLC, Wood Products Division, St. Helens, OR; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
By application dated November 3, 2008, Oregon AFL-CIO Labor Liaison requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The determination was issued on October 8, 2008. The Notice of Determination was published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2008 (73 FR 63736).
The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination based on the finding that imports of softwood veneer did not contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm and no shift of production to a foreign source occurred.
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided additional information regarding imports of softwood veneer and requested the Department of Labor conduct additional investigation regarding import impact on subject plant production.
The Department has carefully reviewed the request for reconsideration and the existing record and has determined that the Department will conduct further investigation to determine if the workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of 1974.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the U.S. Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of December 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-29936 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
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