DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,840

COOPER TOOLS, INC.
A DIVISION OF COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 August 4, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Cooper
Tools, Inc., a division of Cooper Industries, LTD, Sumter, South
Carolina. The workers at the subject facility produce hand
tools.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined from 2004 to 2005, and declined in the period
of January through July 2006, when compared to the same time
period in 2005.
Sales of the hand tools at the subject facility decreased
in the period of January through July 2006, when compared to the
same time period in 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject
facility increased imports of hand tools during the period of
January through June 2006, when compared to the same time period
in 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 hand tools produced by Cooper
Tools, Inc., a division of Cooper Industries, LTD, Sumter, South
Carolina 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 Cooper Tools, Inc., a division of Cooper
Industries, LTD, Sumter, South Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August
2, 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 30th day of August 2006

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