DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,680

FISKARS ROYAL FLOOR MATS
FISKARS BRANDS, INC.
CALHOUN, GEORGIA

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 July 7, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Fiskars Royal Floor Mats, Calhoun, Georgia. The parent company of
the firm is Fiskars Brands, Inc. The workers manufacture recycled
rubber floor mats.
The investigation revealed that production of recycled rubber
floor mats and employment at the subject firm declined from 2004 to
2005, and declined in January through April 2006, when compared to
the corresponding period of 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased reliance on imports of recycled rubber floor mats during
the relevant 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with recycled rubber floor mats
produced by Fiskars Royal Floor Mats, Calhoun, Georgia, 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 Fiskars Royal Floor Mats, Fiskars Brands,
Inc., Calhoun, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 6, 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 8th day of August 2006


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