DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,535

ADMANCO, INC.
RIPON, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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
received on August 12, 2003, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Admanco, Inc., Ripon, Wisconsin. Workers at
the subject firm produce cloth bags; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to
2002 and further decreased from January through July of 2003 when
compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, imports of cloth bags by the subject firm
increased absolutely during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
At least 5 percent of workers of the firm are over age 50 and
do not possess skills that are easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cloth bags produced at Admanco,
Inc., Ripon, Wisconsin, contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Admanco, Inc., Ripon, Wisconsin, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 11, 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;" and

"All workers of Admanco, Inc., Ripon, Wisconsin who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 11, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 27th day of August, 2003.


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance