[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2336]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-38,809]


Blue Mountain Products, LLC Pendleton, OR; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On December 11, 2001, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of Blue Mountain 
Products, LLC, Pendleton, Oregon based on criterion (3) of the group 
eligibility requirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, not being met. Increased imports did not contribute 
importantly to worker separations at the subject firm. The workers at 
the subject firm were engaged in employment related to the production 
of softwood dimensional lumber.
    The petitioner feels that the survey responses may have been filled 
out incorrectly and that some customers did not respond.
    The Department upon the request of the petitioner, examined the 
survey results and contracted a major customer requesting clarification 
of their survey response.
    The clarification of the respondent's survey revealed that the 
customer significantly decreased its imports of softwood dimensional 
lumber, while decreasing its purchases from the subject firm.
    Also, upon reexamination, the responses of the initial survey 
fairly represented customer purchases of dimensional lumber during the 
relevant period. A review of the survey responses revealed that 
declining customers significantly decreased their imports of 
dimensional lumber, while decreasing their purchases from the Blue 
Mountain Products, LLC during the relevant period.

Conclusion

    After consideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Blue Mountain Products, LLC, 
Pendleton, Oregon.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of January 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-2336 Filed 1-30-02; 8:45 am]
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