The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominees from domestic manufacturers and importers to fill four seats on the Softwood Lumber Board. Nominations are due to the board by April 9, 2019.
The board is seeking nominees for the following seats:
- One small domestic manufacturer representing the U.S. South Region.
- One small domestic manufacturer representing the U.S. West Region.
- One any size domestic manufacturer representing the Northeast and Lake States Region.
- One large softwood lumber importer representing the Canada West Region.
USDA will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms expire Dec. 31, 2019.
The U.S. South Region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
The U.S. West Region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
The Northeast and Lake States Region includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and all other parts of the Unites States.
The Canadian West Region includes British Columbia and Alberta.
The order defines large companies as those that account for the top two-thirds of the volume of assessable softwood lumber annually. Small companies account for the remaining assessable softwood lumber.
More information and a copy of the nomination form are available on the Softwood Lumber Board page under Additional Information on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website. You may also contact Softwood Lumber Board Vice President, Operations Maureen Pello at (503) 632-9933 or mpello@softwoodlumberboard.org, or USDA Marketing Specialist Sue Coleman at (202) 378-2569 or sue.coleman@ams.usda.gov.
The Softwood Lumber Board is composed of 19 members, including 12 domestic manufacturers and seven importers. The board is industry-funded and supports the marketing of softwood lumber within the United States.
Since 1966, Congress has authorized the development of industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool their resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of 22 boards, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.
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