DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,764

PERMAGRAIN PRODUCTION, INC.
KARTHAUS, PENNSYLVANIA


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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 31, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Permagrain
Production, Inc., Karthaus, Pennsylvania. The workers were engaged
in employment related to the production of specialty flooring.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined during the period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed that U.S. aggregate imports of
flooring like and directly competitive with subject firm increased
during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with specialty flooring produced at
Permagrain Production, Inc., Karthaus, Pennsylvania contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Permagrain Production, Inc., Karthaus,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 30, 2002 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 23rd day of June, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance