[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 244 (Thursday, December 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77063-77064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29936]


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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

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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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