DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,436

BAUHAUS U.S.A., INC.
BELMONT DIVISION
BELMONT, MISSISSIPPI

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 January 31, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Bauhaus U.S.A., Inc., Belmont, Mississippi.
The workers were engaged in the production of upholstered
furniture.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined from 2003 to 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers regarding their purchases of upholstered furniture.
The survey revealed an increased reliance on foreign upholstered
furniture purchases during the period under investigation.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing aggregate United States imports of
upholstered furniture 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 production of upholstered
furniture produced at Bauhaus U.S.A., Inc., Belmont,
Mississippi, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production
by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Bauhaus U.S.A., Inc., Belmont, Mississippi who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 11, 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 14th day of March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance