DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,228
PENT PRODUCTS INC.
ARDMORE, ALABAMA

TA-W-42,228A
PENT PRODUCTS INC.
ASHLEY, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 15, 2002, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Pent
Products Inc., Ardmore, Alabama and Ashley, Indiana. The workers
are engaged in employment related to the production of electrical
wire products (such as harnesses and power ways) used in desk
accessories.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject plant decreased during the period under
investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of competitive electrical
products in the 2000-2001 and January to August, 2001-2002 time
periods. Respondents indicated that they reduced purchases from
the subject firm and increased imports in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Pent Products
Inc., Ardmore, Alabama and Ashley, Indiana, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the
total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make the
following certification:



"All workers at Pent Products Inc., Ardmore, Alabama TA-W-
42,228) and Pent Products, Inc., Ashley, Indiana (TA-W-
42,228A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 23, 2001, through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of November 2002

/s/ Richard Church

__________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance