DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,623

LAMBERT OF ARKANSAS, INC
HUGHES, ARKANSAS

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 27, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers at Lambert of Arkansas, Inc., Hughes, Arkansas. The
workers at the subject firm produce wooden and plastic picture
frames. The workers are not separately identifiable by products.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at the subject firm during January through June
2005 when compared to the same time frame in 2004.
The investigation also revealed that imports of wooden and
plastic picture frames by the subject firm increased during January
through June 2005 when compared to the same time frame in 2004.
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 the wooden and plastic picture
frames produced by Lamberts of Arkansas, Inc., Hughes, Arkansas,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales and production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Lambert of Arkansas, Inc., Hughes, Arkansas
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 25, 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 10th day of August 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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