The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominees from domestic manufacturers and importers to fill six seats on the Softwood Lumber Board. Nominations are due to the board by April 20, 2018.
The board is seeking nominees from:
- Two small domestic companies representing the U.S. South region
- Two large domestic companies representing the U.S. West region
- One softwood lumber importer representing large companies in the Canada East region
- One softwood lumber importer representing large companies in the Canada West region
USDA will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on Dec. 31, 2018.
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 Canadian West Region includes British Columbia and Alberta.
The Canadian East Region includes Canadian territories and all other Canadian provinces.
The program 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 details and a copy of the nomination form are available under Additional Information on the Softwood Lumber Board page on USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website. You may also contact Softwood Lumber Board Director of Operations Peter Andrews at (202) 463-4705 or pandrews@softwoodlumberboard.org, or USDA Marketing Specialist Maureen Pello at (503) 632-8848 or maureen.pello@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 22 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. AMS provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.
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