DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,195

CROTTY CORPORATION
GAINSBORO, 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), 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 December 12, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Crotty Corporation, Gainesboro, Tennessee. The workers
produce automotive sun visors.
The investigation revealed that all the requirements have been
met.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the Gainesboro plant declined in the January through
September period of 2004 compared with the same period in 2003. It
is anticipated that all production will cease in early 2005 when
the plant is shut down.
The United States Department of Labor conducted a survey of
major customers of the subject firm regarding their purchases of
automotive sun visors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. The survey revealed
that customers awarded a contract to a foreign producer. The
subject firm was the lowest domestic bidder for the contract, and
this business lost to a firm producing abroad affected sales and
employment at the Gainesboro plant.
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 automotive sun visors produced at
Crotty Corporation, Gainesboro, Tennessee 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 Crotty Corporation, Gainesboro, Tennessee who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 9, 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 10th day of February 2005.

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