DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,904

HARTZ & COMPANY, INC.
HL HARTZ AND SONS
FREDERICK, MARYLAND

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 11, 2006,
applicable to workers of Hartz & Company, Inc., Frederick,
Maryland. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
September 26, 2006 (71 FR 56170-56171).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produced men’s and women’s suits and bottoms.
The review of the file showed that wages for some of the
workers of the subject firm were reported to the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax account for HL Hartz and Sons.
The intent of the certification is to provide coverage to
all workers of the subject firm impacted by increased imports.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
include workers of the firm whose wages are paid by HL Hartz and
Sons.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,904 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hartz & Company, Inc., HL Hartz and Sons,
Frederick, Maryland, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 14, 2005 through September
11, 2008, 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 October 2006.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,904

HARTZ & COMPANY, INC.
FREDERIC, MARYLAND

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 15, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hartz & Company, Inc., Frederick, Maryland. The workers of the
subject firm produced men’s and women’s suits and bottoms. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period under
investigation.
The investigation further revealed that aggregate United
States imports of men’s and boy’s suits and men’s and boys’ bottoms
increased during the twelve month period ending March 2006 compared
to the twelve month period ending March 2005. Also, the ratio of
U.S. imports to U.S. shipments of men’s and boy’s suits and women’s
and girl’s bottoms products was well over 300 percent during the
twelve month period ending March 2006 and rising over the twelve
month period ending March 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 men’s and women’s suits and
bottoms produced at Hartz & Company, Inc., Frederick, Maryland
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of the Hartz & Company, Inc., Frederick,
Maryland, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 14, 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 11th day of September 2006.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance








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