DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,173

CARR LOWREY GLASS COMPANY
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND


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 June 30, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by an authorized state
representative on behalf of workers at Carr Lowrey Glass
Company, Baltimore, Maryland. The workers produce glass
containers and are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
company's major customers regarding their purchases of glass
containers during 2001, 2002, January-June 2002 and January-June
2003. The survey revealed that customers increased their
reliance on imports during 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 glass containers produced at
Carr Lowrey Glass Company, Baltimore, Maryland 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 Carr Lowrey Glass Company, Baltimore,
Maryland who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 27, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 13th day of August 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance