DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,086

MAYFIELD CAP COMPANY
MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY

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 June 16, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Mayfield
Cap Company, Mayfield, Kentucky. The workers were engaged in
the production of baseball caps.
The investigation revealed that employment and
sales/production declined from 2002 through the January through
May 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers regarding their purchases of baseball caps. The
survey revealed increased foreign purchases from January through
May 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing aggregate United States imports of
baseball caps from January through May 2004 compared with the
same period one year earlier.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the production of baseball
caps produced at Mayfield Cap Company, Mayfield Kentucky
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Mayfield Cap Company, Mayfield Kentucky who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 9, 2003 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 26th day of July 2004.

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