DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,705

DAISY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
BB PRODUCTION DIVISION
SALEM, MISSOURI

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 January 25, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Daisy
Manufacturing Company, BB Production Division, Salem, Missouri.
The workers at the subject facility produce packaged airgun
ammunition.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility all declined absolutely upon the
facility's shutdown which occurred on January 31, 2006.
The subject firm began importing airgun ammunition in 2004,
and these imports increased from 2004 to 2005. Imports of airgun
ammunition will continue after the subject facility's shutdown.
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 airgun ammunition produced at
Daisy Manufacturing Company, BB Production division, Salem,
Missouri 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 Daisy Manufacturing Company, BB Production
division, Salem, Missouri who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 20, 2005 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 9th day of February 2006

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