DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,137

OX-YOKE ORGINIALS, INC.
MILO, MAINE

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 May 9, 2005, in response to
a petition filed by state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Ox-Yoke Originals, Inc., Milo, Maine. The workers
produce gun cleaning kits and other materials.
Employment, sales, and production declined from January
through April 2005 when compared to the same period of the previous
year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of gun cleaning kits and other
materials in 2003, 2004 and January through April 2005. The survey
determined that there was an increase in import purchases relative
to purchases from the subject firm during the period under
investigation.
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 gun cleaning kits and other
materials produced by Ox-Yoke Originals, Inc., Milo, Maine,
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 Ox-Yoke Originals, Inc., Milo, Maine, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 6, 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 7th day of June 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance