DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,969

HOLM INDUSTRIES, INC.
A SUSIDARY OF ILPEA INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM MANPOWER,
PMI, AND LABOR READY
SCOTTSBURG, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily
affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 15, 2005, in
response to a petition filed jointly by a company official and the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
(IAM) local on behalf of workers of Holm Industries, Inc., a
subsidiary of ILPEA Industries, Inc., Scottsburg, Indiana. The
workers produce vinyl gaskets for refrigeration doors and other
home appliances.
The investigation revealed that Holm Industries, Inc., a
subsidiary of ILPEA Industries, Inc., Scottsburg, Indiana,
supplies components for refrigerators, and at least 20 percent of
its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the

Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The workers posses skills that are easily transferable in the
local area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Holm Industries, Inc.,
a subsidiary of ILPEA Industries, Inc., Scottsburg, Indiana,
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Holm Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of ILPEA
Industries, Inc., Scottsburg, Indiana, including on-site
temporary workers from Manpower, PMI and Labor Ready, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 31, 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."
I further determine that all workers Holm Industries, Inc., a
subsidiary of ILPEA Industries, Inc., Scottsburg, Indiana,
including on-site temporary workers from Manpower, PMI and Labor
Ready, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of October 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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