DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,317

GENERAL RIBBON CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS CLOVER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP
CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA

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
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 30, 2006,
applicable to workers of General Ribbon Corporation, Chatsworth,
California. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
December 12, 2006 (71 FR 74564).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
remanufactured laser toner cartridges.
New information shows that in March 2007, Clover
Technologies Group purchased General Ribbon Corporation and is
currently known as Clover Technologies Group.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to show that General Ribbon Corporation is currently known as
Clover Technologies Group.


The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers of General Ribbon Corporation currently known as Clover
Technologies Group who were adversely affected by increased
imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,317 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of General Ribbon Corporation, currently known
as Clover Technologies Group, Chatsworth, California, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 25, 2005, through November 30, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 14th day of July 2008.

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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,317

GENERAL RIBBON CORPORATION
CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA

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, as
amended (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 October 27, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce representative on
behalf of workers at General Ribbon Corporation, Chatsworth,
California. The workers at the subject firm produced laser toner
cartridges; they are not separately identifiable by articles
produced.
The investigation revealed sales, production, and employment
at the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and again during the
period of January through October 2006 over the corresponding 2005
period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of laser toner cartridges during the period under
investigation.
In addition, 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.
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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with laser toner cartridges produced
at the subject firm 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 General Ribbon Corporation, Chatsworth,
California who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 25, 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 30th day of November, 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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