DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,656

EVENFLO COMPANY, INC.
SURING, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on January 23, 2003 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Evenflo Company, Inc., Suring, Wisconsin.
The workers produce wood gates.
Employment declines at the subject plant are related to a
shift in plant production of wood gates to a country (Mexico) that
is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Evenflo Company, Inc., Suring, Wisconsin who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 22, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 28th day of February 2003.


/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance