DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,746

US REPEATING ARMS
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

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 30, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by International Association of
Machinist and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 26 on behalf of
workers of Local 609 at US Repeating Arms, New Haven,
Connecticut. The workers produce shotguns and rifles for sport.


The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during the period from
2004 through January 2006.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding its purchases of
rifles and shotguns for sport during 2004, 2005, and January
2006. The survey revealed that the customer increased import
purchases while reducing purchases from the subject firm.
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 rifles and shotguns for sport
produced by US Repeating Arms, New Haven Connecticut,
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:
"Workers engaged in employment related to the production of
rifles and shotguns for sport at US Repeating Arms, New
Haven, Connecticut who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 30, 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 3rd day of March 2006.


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