DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,820
MOOSEHEAD MANUFACTURING
MONSON, MAINE

TA-W-54,820A
MOOSEHEAD MANUFACTURING
DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and a
negative determination to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on May 13, 2004, applicable to workers of Moosehead
Manufacturing, Monson, Maine.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of furniture.
New findings show that the information provided by Moosehead
Manufacturing Company in the petition for Trade Adjustment
Assistance and, consequently, in the Business Confidential Data
Request form, included the company’s Dover-Foxcroft facility in
Maine. Workers at the Dover-Foxcroft, Maine facility also
produce furniture, and their layoffs were due to the same
circumstances.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
cover workers at Moosehead Manufacturing Company, Dover-Foxcroft,
Maine.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Moosehead Manufacturing Company who were adversely
affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,820 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Moosehead Manufacturing Company, Monson,
Maine (TA-W-54,820) and Moosehead Manufacturing Company,
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (TA-W-54,820A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 7,
2003, through May 13, 2006, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974.”
I further determine that all workers of Moosehead
Manufacturing Company, Monson and Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington D.C. this 28th day of May, 2004
/s/ Richard Church


_________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,820

MOOSEHEAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
MONSON, MAINE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 April 30, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on behalf of workers
of Monsoon Manufacturing Company, Monson, Maine. The workers
produce hardwood residential furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2002 to 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of furniture in 2002, 2003 and
January through April 2004. The survey revealed increases in
import purchases of furniture.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive produced by Moosehead Manufacturing
Company, Monson, Maine, 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 Moosehead Manufacturing Company, Monson,
Maine, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 7, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Moosehead
Manufacturing Company, Monson, Maine, Arkansas, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 13th day of May, 2004.

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