DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,339

FRAZER & JONES CO.
A DIVISION OF THE EASTERN CO.
SOWAY, NEW YORK

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 June 8, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Frazer & Jones Co., a division of The Eastern Co., Soway, New York.
Workers at the subject firm produce mine roof anchors, beam clamps,
"c" clamps, and gas fittings; workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004 and as
well as during the period of January through May 2005 when compared
to the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of mine roof anchors,
beam clamps, "c" clamps, and gas fittings. This survey revealed
increased imports of mine roof anchors, beam clamps, "c" clamps,
and gas fittings during the relevant period.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-42,468,
which expired on January 2, 2005.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 mine roof anchors, beam clamps,
"c" clamps, and gas fittings produced at Frazer & Jones Co., a
division of The Eastern Co., Soway, New York 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 Frazer & Jones Co., a division of The Eastern
Co., Soway, New York who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 3, 2005 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 12th day of July 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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