DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,482

COUNTRY HOUSE PLASTICS AND FINISHING LLC.
GILMANTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
The investigation was initiated on May 26, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Country
House Plastics and Finishing LLC, Gilmanton, New Hampshire. The
workers paint metal brackets and manufacture specialized plastic
packaging trays. The workers are not separately identifiable by
activity.
The investigation revealed that layoffs occurred at Country
House Plastics and Finishing LLC, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, when
the subject firm closed in March of 2006.
The investigation further revealed that Country House
Plastics and Finishing LLC, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, is a
downstream producer, whose workers paint metal brackets and
manufacture specialized plastic packaging trays. The subject
firm lost business with a manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on a shift in
production to Mexico.
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 a loss of business with a
manufacturer who shifted production to Mexico, contributed
importantly to the separation of workers of Country House
Plastics and Finishing LLC, Gilmanton, New Hampshire. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Country House Plastics and Finishing LLC,
Gilmanton, New Hampshire, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 26, 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 eligibile to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 6th day of June, 2006.


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