DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,402

GEIGER BROS, INC.
LEWISTON, MAINE


Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
16, 2003, applicable to all workers of Geiger Bros, Inc. located
in Lewiston, Maine. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 1, 2003 (68 FR 23323).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce diaries, day planners and calendars.
New information provided by a State agency representative
and a company official shows that workers producing diaries, day
planners and calendars are not separately identifiable among
those products but are separately identifiable from workers in
other divisions at the Lewiston, Maine plant.
Accordingly, the certification is being limited to the
workers of Geiger Bros, Inc., Lewiston, Maine, engaged in
employment related to the production of diaries, day planners and
calendars, not all workers of the firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-51,402 is hereby
issued as follows:
"Workers of Geiger Bros, Inc., Lewiston, Maine, engaged
in employment related to the production of diaries, day
planners and calendars, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 31, 2002,
through April 16, 2005, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 9th day of July 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,402

GEIGER BROS, INC.
LEWISTON, MAINE

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 in response to a petition
initiated on April 3, 2003 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Geiger Brothers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine. The
workers produce diaries, day planners and calendars. The workers
are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject firm from 2001 to 2002 and declined again
from January through March 2003 when compared to the same time
period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
diaries increased from 2001 to 2002.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of diaries like
or directly competitive with those produced at Geiger Brothers,
Inc., Lewiston, Maine contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Geiger Brothers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine 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 in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of April 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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