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TAW-59363  /  Moore Wallace (Iowa City, IA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/28/2005
Filed Date: 05/10/2006
Most Recent Update: 05/11/2006
Determination Date: 05/11/2006
Expiration Date: 05/11/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,363

MOORE WALLACE
AN RR DONNELLEY COMPANY
PRE-PRESS DEPARTMENT
IOWA CITY, IOWA

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 May 10, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Moore Wallace, Iowa City, Iowa. The investigation
revealed that the official company name of the subject firm is
Moore Wallace, an RR Donnelley Company, Pre-Press Department,
Iowa City, Iowa. The workers produce designs for business
forms, they are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined as a result of production of designs for business
forms being shifted to India.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of
designs for business forms are likely to increase.
In addition, 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 facilities
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 that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to India of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the designs for business forms
produced by Moore Wallace, an RR Donnelley Company, Pre-Press
Department, Iowa City, Iowa, 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 Moore Wallace, an RR Donnelley Company,
Pre-Press Department, Iowa City, Iowa, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after April
28, 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 11th day of May, 2006

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