DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,088

TWIN RIVERS TECHNOLOGIES PAINESVILLE
A SUBSIDIARY OF TWIN RIVERS TECHNOLOGY, LP
PAINESVILLE, OHIO

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 October 7, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a District Representative of the
United Steelworkers of America on behalf of workers at Twin Rivers
Technologies Painesville, a subsidiary of Twin River Technology,
LP, Painesville, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produce
fatty acids and glycerin; they are not separately identifiable by
articles produced.
The investigation revealed that employment at Twin Rivers
Technologies Painesville, a subsidiary of Twin River Technology,
LP, Painesville, Ohio decreased during the period of January
through September 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of fatty acids and
glycerin to Malaysia. The subject firm will increase the imports
of fatty acids and glycerin following the shift in production
abroad.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
a firm or subdivision supported by the petitioning worker group to
Malaysia of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Twin Rivers Technologies Painesville, a
subsidiary of Twin River Technology, LP, Painesville, Ohio who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 6, 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 18th day of October, 2005.



/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance