DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,784

VICTAULIC COMPANY
APEX VALVE TRIM ASSEMBLY
NEW VILLAGE, NEW JERSEY

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 an 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 January 18, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Victaulic
Company, Apex Valve Trim Assembly Division, New Village, New
Jersey. The workers are engaged in the assembly of pre-trimmed
fire protection valves and kits.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in the assembly of pre-trimmed fire protection valves
and kits to a country (Canada) that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the assembly of pre-
trimmed fire protection valves and kits produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Victaulic Company, Apex Valve Trim Assembly
Division, New Village, New Jersey who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 17,
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 29th day of January, 2007



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