DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,376

RAVENNA MACHINE CO. OF DEFIANCE
DEFIANCE, OHIO

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 April 1, 2003, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers at Ravenna
Machine Co. of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. The workers produced
foundry tooling pattern making. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined in January through February 2003 when
compared to the same time period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of foundry tooling pattern
making. This survey revealed increases in customer imports of
foundry tooling pattern making during the relevant time 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 at Ravenna
Machine Co. of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio 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 Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of the Ravenna Machine Co. of Defiance,
Defiance, Ohio who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 31, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of June, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance