DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,610

Besly Products Corporation,
South Beloit, Illinois

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), 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 21, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a representative of the
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America on behalf of workers of Besly Products
Corporation, South Beloit, Illinois. The workers produce threading
taps.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002, and
during the period of January through October of 2003 when compared
to the same period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of threading taps in 2001-2002
and January to September, 2002-2003. This survey revealed
increases in imports accompanied by reductions in purchases from
the subject firm during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with threading taps produced at Besly
Products Corporation, South Beloit, Illinois 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 Besly Products Corporation, South Beloit,
Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 17, 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 are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of December, 2003

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance