DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,955

LAWRENCE HARDWARE, LLC.
ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS

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 25, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Lawrence Hardware, LLC, Rock Falls, Illinois. The workers
manufacture door hinges and related hardware.
The worker group was certified eligible to apply for trade
adjustment assistance under TA-W-55,451, which expired on August
24, 2006.
Employment, sales, and production at Lawrence Hardware, LLC,
Rock Falls, Illinois, declined during the period of January through
August 2006, when compared to the same time period in 2005.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm increased
imports of door hinges during the period of January through August
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 door hinges produced by Lawrence
Hardware, LLC, Rock Falls, Illinois, 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 Lawrence Hardware, LLC, Rock Falls, Illinois,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 25, 2006 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 14th day of September 2006

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