DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,763

CARLISLE PUBLISHING SERVICES
A SUBSIDARY OF CARLISLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
DUBUQUE, 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, 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 July 21, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Carlisle Publishing Services, a subsidiary of Carlisle
Communications, Ltd., Dubuque, Iowa. The workers produce pre-press
electronic files for the publishing industry.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Carlisle Publishing Services, a subsidiary of Carlisle
Communication Ltd., Dubuque, Iowa is related to a shift in
production of pre-press electronic files from the subject firm to
India. It is likely that imports of pre-press electronic files
will increase.
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 addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to India of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, 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 Carlisle Publishing Services, a subsidiary of
Carlisle Communication Ltd., Dubuque, Iowa, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July 20,
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 28th day of July 2006



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