DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,822

CENTURY TOOL AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
CHERRY VALLEY, ILLINOIS

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 February 9, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Century Tool and Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cherry
Valley, Illinois. The workers produce outdoor recreational
products such as bird feeders and propane camping appliances.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined in January through
February 2006 compared with the same period in 2005.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
outdoor recreational products increased during the relevant time
period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with outdoor recreational products
such as bird feeders and propane camping appliances produced at
Century Tool and Manufacturing Company, Inc., Cherry Valley,
Illinois contributed 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 Century Tool and Manufacturing Company,
Inc., Cherry Valley, Illinois who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 9,
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 14th day of February, 2006


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