DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,627

CFM HOME PRODUCTS
A DIVISION OF CFM US CORPORATION
ARDMORE, TENNESSEE

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated April 1, 2004 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of CFM
Home Products, a division of CFM US Corporation, Ardmore,
Tennessee. The workers at the subject facility cut and sew
barbecue and patio furniture covers; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased from 2003 to January through March 2004.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility shifted
some of its cutting and sewing of barbecue and patio furniture
covers from Ardmore, Tennessee to China.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that company imports of
barbecue and patio furniture covers have increased during the
relevant period.
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 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 determine that that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to a foreign country of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:



"All workers of CFM Home Products, a division of CFM US
Corporation, Ardmore, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 11, 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, 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 5th day of May 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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