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TAW-58002  /  Mid Continent Nail (Springdale, AR)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 09/21/2004
Filed Date: 09/22/2005
Most Recent Update: 11/30/2005
Determination Date: 11/30/2005
Expiration Date: 11/30/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,002

MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION
SPRINGDALE, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 22, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Mid Continent
Nail Corporation, Springdale, Arkansas. The workers at the subject
firm produce collated nails.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and employ-
ment at the subject firm declined in the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of collated nails in 2003, 2004
and January-September of 2005. The survey revealed that in the
relevant period, the respondents either increased their imports
absolutely while decreasing purchases from the subject firm, or
increased their reliance on imports while correspondingly
decreasing purchases from the subject firm.
Aggregate United States imports of iron or steel nails
suitable for use in power-actuated hand tools increased in 2004
compared with the same period in 2003.
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 collated nails produced at Mid
Continent Nail Corporation, Springdale, Arkansas, 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 Mid Continent Nail Corporation, Springdale,
Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 21, 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 30th day of November, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance