DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,505

HUNT CORPORTION
NOW KNOWN AS ELMER’S PRODUCTS, INC.
SPEEDBALL ROAD PLANT
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on
December 9, 2003, applicable to workers of Hunt Corporation,
Speedball Road Plant, Statesville, North Carolina. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2004 (69 FR
2623).
At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers were
engaged in the production of office and school supplies.


New information provided by the company shows that Hunt
Corporation, Speedball Road Plant, became known as Elmer’s
Products, Inc., Speedball Road Plant following a merger in late
2004. Workers separated from employment at the subject firm had
their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI)
tax accounts for Elmer’s Products, Inc., Speedball Road Plant.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Hunt Corporation, Speedball Road Plant, now known
as Elmer’s Products, Inc., Speedball Road Plant who was adversely
affected by increased company imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,505 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hunt Corporation, Speedball Road Plant, now
known as Elmer’s Products, Inc., Speedball Road Plant,
Statesville, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 7, 2002
through December 9, 2005, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of February 2006.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53, 505

HUNT CORPORATION
SPEEDBALL ROAD PLANT
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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 on November 12, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at
Hunt Corporation, Speedball Road Plant, Statesville, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produced office and
school supplies.
Sales, production and employment declined during the relevant
period.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm had increased
its reliance on imported office and school supplies during the
relevant period.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not 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 products produced by Hunt
Corporation, Speedball Road Plant, Statesville, North Carolina
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 Hunt Corporation, Speedball Road Plant,
Statesville, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 7, 2002 through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223, and alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of December, 2003.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_______________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance