DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,666

SPAULDING COMPOSITES INCORPORATED
DEKALB, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 22, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Spaulding Composites Incorporated, Dekalb, Illinois. The
workers produce plastic component products (sheets, rods and
tooling) for a variety of industries.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production to China. The investigation further revealed that the
subject firm recently began importing plastic component products to
the U.S.
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 there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to China of articles like or
directly competitive with plastic component products produced by
Spaulding Composites Incorporated, Dekalb, Illinois, and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Spaulding Composites Incorporated, Dekalb,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 21, 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 9th day of January 2007


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