DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,451

LAWRENCE HARDWARE LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BURTON PLACEMENT AND
MANPOWER
STERLING, ILLINOIS

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), 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 August 16, 2004 and filed
on behalf of workers at Lawrence Hardware LLC, Sterling, Illinois.
The workers produce builders' hardware, specifically sliding door
components and door hinges. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The subject facility leased some workers from Burton Placement
and Manpower.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at the subject facility from January through
July 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
sliding door components and door hinges increased 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.
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 with those produced by the subject
firm contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Lawrence Hardware LLC, including on-site
leased workers from Burton Placement and Manpower, Sterling,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 28, 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
I further determine that all workers of Lawrence Hardware LLC,
including on-site leased workers from Burton Placement and
Manpower, Sterling, Illinois, 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 24th day of August, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance