DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,911

THE KELLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
NEW SALISBURY, INDIANA

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), as amended, 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 May 13, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., New Salisbury, Indiana.
The workers produce solid wood household furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined in the relevant time
period.

The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of major
customers of The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., New Salisbury,
Indiana, regarding their purchases of solid wood household
furniture in 2002, 2003 and the first five months of 2004. The
survey revealed that major customers increased their reliance on
imported wood furniture while decreasing purchases from the subject
firm 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 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 conclude that increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with solid wood furniture produced at The
Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., New Salisbury, Indiana,
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and
to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., New
Salisbury, Indiana who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 12, 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 25th day of June, 2004.




/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance