DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,319

DIVERSIFIED ENGRAVING STAMP & MACHINE CO., LLC
FORMERLY KNOWN AS DIVERSIFIED ENGRAVING STAMP & MACHINE CO., INC.
AKRON, OHIO

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 January 12, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Diversified
Engraving Stamp & Machine Co., LLC, formerly known as Diversified
Engraving Stamp & Machine Co., Inc., Akron, Ohio. Workers at the
subject firm produce plastic injection molds.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of plastic injection
molds. This survey revealed increased reliance on imports of
plastic injection molds during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 workers in the workers' 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 plastic injection molds produced
at Diversified Engraving Stamp & Machine Co., LLC, formerly known
as Diversified Engraving Stamp & Machine Co., Inc., Akron, Ohio
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 Diversified Engraving Stamp & Machine Co.,
LLC, formerly known as Diversified Engraving Stamp & Machine
Co., Inc., Akron, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 22, 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;" and
I further determine that all workers of Diversified Engraving
Stamp & Machine Co., LLC, formerly known as Diversified Engraving
Stamp & Machine Co., Inc., Akron, Ohio, 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 16th day of February 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance