DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,818

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, LLC
ELMHURST, NEW YORK

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 17, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Gross National Product, LLC, Elmhurst, New York.
The workers at the subject facility produce wooden picture
frames.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility has decreased absolutely with the closure of the
subject facility on December 23, 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
has shifted production of wooden picture frames to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States 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.
A significant number of workers at the facility 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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject facility or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Gross National Product, LLC, Elmhurst, New
York who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 16, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of January 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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