DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,620

DESA HEATING, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER, INC.
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY

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 June 23, 2006 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Desa Heating, LLC,
Bowling Green, Kentucky. Workers manufacture indoor heaters.
The subject firm also leased workers from Manpower, Inc., in
Bowling Green, Kentucky.



The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm has declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of indoor heaters from 2004 to 2005.
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 indoor heaters produced at Desa
Heating, LLC, Bowling Green, Kentucky 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:
"All workers of Desa Heating, LLC, Bowling Green, Kentucky,
including on-site workers from Manpower, Inc., who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 16, 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 August 2006


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