DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,862

CREATIVE WINDOW FASHIONS INC
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

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), 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 8, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Creative Window Fashions Inc., Fall River,
Massachusetts. The workers at the subject firm produce window
treatments and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed employment and production have
declined from January to July 2006, as compared to the same time
period the previous year.
Further, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
did not import window treatments from foreign sources, nor did
the subject firm shift production of window treatments to a
foreign country.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of window treatments.
This survey revealed increased imports of window treatments
during the period under investigation.
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 firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 window treatments produced at
Creative Window Fashions Inc., Fall River, Massachusetts,
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 Creative Window Fashions Inc., Fall River,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 8, 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 31st day of August, 2006

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