Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/17/2004
Filed Date: 05/18/2005
Most Recent Update: 08/05/2005
Determination Date: 08/05/2005
Expiration Date: 08/05/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W- TA-W-57,205
ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES, INC.
A DIVISION OF ROYAL OAK SALES, INC.
WHITE CITY, OREGON
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 18, 2005 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Royal Oak Enterprises,
Inc., a division of Royal Oak Sales, Inc., White City, Oregon.
Workers at the subject firm produce charcoal briquets.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2003 to 2004 and
further decreased from January through April of 2005 when compared
with the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of charcoal briquets
during 2003, 2004 and January through April 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period. The survey revealed increased customer
imports of charcoal briquets during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with charcoal briquets 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 Royal Oak Enterprises, Inc., a division of
Royal Oak Sales, Inc., White City, Oregon, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May 17,
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 5th day of August 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance