DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,952

PARAMOUNT CARDS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF PARAMOUNT CARD HOLDING CORPORATION
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

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 an 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 September 14, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Paramount Cards, Inc., a subsidiary of Paramount Card
Holding Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The workers
produce greeting cards.
The threatened decline in employment at the subject firm is
attributable to a shift in production of greeting cards from the
Pawtucket, Rhode Island plant to a country, Canada, that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there will be a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of
articles that are like or directly competitive with greeting
cards produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Paramount Cards, Inc., a subsidiary of
Paramount Card Holding Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode
Island, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 13, 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 October, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance