DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,386

EAGLE FAMILY FOODS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SNELLING
WELLSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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 24, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by the United Food and Commercial
Workers local 1776 on behalf of workers of Eagle Family Foods,
Inc., Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The workers produce sweetened
condensed milk and mincemeat; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.


The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from

Snelling, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

The investigation revealed sales, production and employment

at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.

Furthermore, the investigation revealed that customers of
the subject firm have increased their import purchases of
sweetened condensed milk from 2003 to 2004.
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 sweetened condensed milk
produced at the subject firm 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 Eagle Family Foods, Inc., including on-site
leased workers of Snelling, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 6, 2004 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 28th day of February 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance