DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,931

FLEX-O-LITE, INCORPORATED
LOW INDEX DEPARTMENT
PARIS, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 in response to a petition
received on August 21, 2006 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Flex-O-Lite, Incorporated, Low Index
Department, Paris, Texas. The workers were engaged in employment
related to the production of low index glass beads.
The investigation revealed that plant employment and
production declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported low index glass beads during
the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that the workers in the workers'
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with low index glass beads produced
at Flex-O-Lite, Incorporated, Low Index Department, Paris, Texas
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 Flex-O-Lite, Incorporated, Low Index
Department, Paris, Texas engaged in the production of low
index glass beads who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 15, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Flex-O-Lite,
Incorporated, Low Index Department, Paris, Texas, are denied
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 12th day of September, 2006.


Elliott S. Kushner


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Elliott S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance