DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,249

LAMPLIGHT FARMS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
PA STAFFING, INC.
QPS STAFFING SERVICES, INC.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN

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 24, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Lamplight Farms, Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The workers of
the subject firm produce indoor candles.
The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from PA
Staffing, Inc. and QPS Staffing Services, Inc. both of Menomonee
Falls, Wisconsin during the relevant period.
Employment and production decreased in 2003, 2004, and during
January through April 2005 when compared to the same time frame in
2004.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm began
importing like or directly competitive candles from China during
the relevant period.
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 indoor candles produced by
Lamplight Farms, Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 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 Lamplight Farms, Inc., including on-site
leased workers of PA Staffing and QPS Staffing Services, Inc.,
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 24, 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 13th day of June 2005.


/s/ Linda G. Church

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