DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,494

JONES AND VINING, INC.
LEWISTON, MAINE

Notice of Revised Determination


The State of Maine requested administrative reconsideration
regarding Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA). The
request was made because the Department certified the workers of
the subject firm regarding only eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance. The certification was signed on April
13, 2004. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
May 24, 2004 (69 FR 29578).
The Department issued the limited certification because it
did not investigate if workers met the eligibility requirement
of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), since a copy
of the request for determination of eligibility to apply for the
ATAA program for Older Workers was not attached to the petition.
Because the State provided documentation that a request for
ATAA consideration was properly submitted, an investigation was
conducted to determine if workers are eligible to apply for
ATAA.

The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers at the firm are age 50 or over and possess skills that
are not easily transferable and that competitive conditions
within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Jones and Vining, Inc., Lewiston, Maine, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 10, 2003 through April 13, 2006, 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 7th day of September 2004.

/e/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,494

JONES AND VINING, INC.
LEWISTON, MAINE

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.
The investigation was initiated on March 12, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Jones and Vining, Inc., Lewiston, Maine. The workers
of the subject firm produce polyurethane shoe soles.
The investigation revealed that employment at Jones and
Vining, Inc., Lewiston, Maine decreased during the relevant
period.
The investigation revealed that Jones and Vining, Inc.,
Lewiston, Maine supplies polyurethane shoe soles used in the
production of shoes, and a loss of business with a manufacturers
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the workers separation or
threat of separation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of the Jones and Vining,
Inc., Lewiston, Maine 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 Jones and Vining, Inc., Lewiston, Maine who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 10, 2003, 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 13th day of April 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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