DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,908

O.W. SLANE GLASS COMPANY INCORPORATED
STATESVILLE, NORTH 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 15, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of O.W. Slane Glass Company
Incorporated, Statesville, North Carolina. The workers are
engaged in the production of fabricated mirror and glass
parts for furniture.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined in January through July 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
fabricated mirror and glass parts for furniture. The
surveys revealed that customers increased import purchases
of fabricated mirror and glass parts 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 the fabricated
mirror and glass parts for furniture produced by O.W. Slane
Glass Company Incorporated, Statesville, North 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 O.W. Slane Glass Company Incorporated,
Statesville, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August
9, 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 1st day of September 2006

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