DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,633

CORONA CLIPPER, INC.
CORONA, CALIFORNIA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 July 28, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Corona Clipper Inc., Corona, California. The workers
at the subject firm produce lawn and garden pruning tools.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely in January
through June 2005, when compared to the same period the previous
year.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
lawn and garden pruning tools increased 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 facility 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 lawn and garden pruning tools
produced by Corona Clipper Inc., Corona, California contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Corona Clipper Inc., Corona, California,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after July 19, 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