DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,094

LAKE EYELET MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.
PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT

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 May 3, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a State agency representative on behalf
of workers of Lake Eyelet Manufacturing Company Inc.,
Plantsville, Connecticut. The workers at the subject facility
produced metal closures, caps, and lip stick cases.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and

employment declined absolutely from 2003 to 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of metal closures
and caps in 2003, 2004, and in January through April 2005. The
survey revealed that customers increased import purchases during
the period under investigation.
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 facility 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 metal closures and caps
produced by Lake Eyelet Manufacturing Company Inc., Plantsville,
Connecticut, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production
at that facility or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Lake Eyelet Manufacturing Company Inc.,
Plantsville, Connecticut, engaged in employment related to
the production of metal closures, caps, and/or lip stick
cases who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 3, 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 8th day of June, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance