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STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD 



OF 

 BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION 



Thank you for convening the hearing which gives us the opportunity of presenting Boise 

 Cascade Corporation's views on the rule proposed by the Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

 Service (APHIS) dealing with the importation of unmanufactured wood articles in to the 

 United States. Boise Cascade Corporation is an integrated paper and forest products 

 company headquartered at Boise, Idaho, with operations located in the United States and 

 Canada. The company manufactures and distributes paper and paper products, office 

 products, and building products, and owns and manages timberland to support these 

 operations. Boise Cascade Corporation is a member of the American Forest and Paper 

 Association and supports the testimony given by that association before your committee on 

 this subject. Boise Cascade Corporation does offer specific comments on the APHIS Rule 

 related to its experience in dealing with imported unmanufactured wood articles, specifically 

 Radiata pine logs harvested in New Zealand and transported by ship to the West Coast of the 

 United States. 



Boise Cascade Corporation operates two sawmills in Southern Oregon. These mills have 

 historically processed high-quality ponderosa pine and sugar pine logs to meet the needs of 

 our customers. The logs harvested from Boise Cascade Corporation 135,000 acres of 

 privately owned timberland tributary to this area have historically been supplemented by logs 

 harvested from tributary federal forest lands in Oregon and Northern California. This raw 

 material acquisition method has allowed these mills to supply the needs of more than 

 30 customers located throughout the United States. These customers include manufacturers 

 of window and door parts who not only add significant value to the lumber produced by 



