[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65221-65222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31149]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-38,693 AND NAFTA-04514]


Summit Timber Co., Darrington, WA; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On September 24, 2001, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice as published in the 
Federal Register on October 19, 2001 (66 FR 53253).
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of Summit Timber 
Company because the ``contributed importantly'' group eligibility 
requirement of section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was 
not met. None of the customers increased their import purchases of 
softwood dismenional lumber, while reducing their purchases from the 
subject firm.
    The Department denied NAFTA-TAA because the ``contributed 
importantly'' group eligibility requirement of Section 250 was not met 
and because there was no shift in production to either Mexico or 
Canada. None of the customers increased their import purchases of 
softwood dimensional lumber from Canada or Mexico, while reducing their 
purchases from the subject firm.
    The workers at the subject firm were engaged in employment related 
to the production of softwood dimensional lumber.
    The company supplied an additional list of customers that they 
believed were importing softwood dimensional lumber.
    On reconsideration, the Department conducted a survey of Summit 
Timber Company's additional customer list regarding their purchases of 
softwood dimensional lumber during 1999, 2000 and January through 
September 2001. The survey revealed that there were no meaningful 
increased customer purchases of imported (including from Canada or 
Mexico) softwood dimensional lumber, while customers decreased their 
purchases from the subject plant during the relevant period. Any 
customer import purchases of softwood lumber were relatively small

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in relation to the declines in sales at the subject firm.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment 
assistance and NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance for workers and 
former workers of Summit Timber Company, Darrington, Washington.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of November 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-31149 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]
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