DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,172

ZOHAR WATERWORKS, LLC
D/B/A TRI PALM INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SOLUTIONS STAFFING, INC.
COLUMBUS, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 April 7, 2006, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Zohar Waterworks, LLC
d/b/a Tri Palm International, Columbus, Ohio. Workers at the
subject firm produce coffee markers, water fountains, water
coolers, dehumidifiers, and refrigerators; workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The subject firm leased some workers from Solutions Staffing,
Inc.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become
separated from employment.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the
production of coffee markers, water fountains, water coolers,
dehumidifiers, and refrigerators at the subject firm has shifted
from Columbus, Ohio to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
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 subject firm are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Zohar Waterworks, LLC d/b/a Tri Palm
International, including on-site leased workers from Solutions
Staffing, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 7, 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 4th day of May 2006

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