DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,315

MURPHY'S CUSTOM CANVAS
CENTRAL POINT, OREGON

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 15, 2003 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Murphy's Custom Canvas, Central Point, Oregon. The workers at the
subject firm produce boat canvases.
The investigation revealed that Murphy's Custom Canvas,
Central Point, Oregon, supplied boat canvases used in the
production of boats, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales, is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for NAFTA-Transitional adjustment assistance.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Murphy's Custom Canvas,
Central Point, Oregon qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Murphy's Custom Canvas, Central Point, Oregon,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 14, 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 August, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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