DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,074

ROBINSON-RANSBOTTOM POTTERY COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF BRITTANY CORPORATION
ROSEVILLE, OHIO

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), 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 April 29, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery Company, a subsidiary of Brittany
Corporation, Roseville, Ohio. The workers produce stoneware
pottery.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of stoneware pottery
in 2003, 2004, and January through April 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period. The survey revealed increases in
imports accompanied by reduced purchases from the subject firm.
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 those produced by Robinson-
Ransbottom Pottery Company, a subsidiary of Brittany Corporation,
Roseville, Ohio, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production and
at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery Company, a
subsidiary of Brittany Corporation, Roseville, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 22, 2004 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 31st day of May, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance