CORRECTED: JUNE 20, 2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,876

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
PARQUET FLOORING DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE

TA-W-60,876B

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
PATTERN PLUS FLOORING DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE


Notice of Revised Determination
on Reconsideration

On May 2, 2007, the Department of Labor (Department) issued
an Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for
Reconsideration of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition filed on
behalf of workers and former workers of Armstrong Wood Products,
Inc., Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Pattern Plus Flooring
Department, Oneida, Tennessee (TA-W-60,876B). The Notice of
affirmative determination was published in the Federal Register
on May 9, 2007 (72 FR 26425). Workers covered by TA-W-60,876B
produce Pattern Plus flooring, a variety of hardwood flooring.
The request for reconsideration alleged that Armstrong Wood
Products, Inc., Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Oneida,
Tennessee (the subject firm) increased its imports of hardwood
flooring.
On March 28, 2007, the Department issued a TAA/ATAA
certification for workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.,
Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Solid Strip Flooring
Department, Oneida, Tennessee (TA-W-60,876C). Solid Strip is a
type of hardwood flooring produced by the subject firm.
During the reconsideration investigation, the Department
confirmed that the subject firm increased imports of hardwood
flooring following a shift of production abroad. The Department
also received new information on the subject firm’s organization
and operation, as well as information on the various types of
hardwood flooring produced by the subject firm.
The new information confirmed that workers at the subject
firm are separately identifiable by product line and revealed
that the three types of hardwood flooring produced by the subject
firm are essentially the same. Each type of flooring is made
from hardwood (parquet comprises of small pieces of hardwood,
solid strip comprises of long strips of solid hardwood, and
Pattern Plus comprises of large sheets of engineered hardwood)
and each type serves the same function -- covering the floor.
The Department determines that the types of hardwood
flooring produced at the subject firm are like and directly
competitive with each other. As such, the Department conducted a
reconsideration investigation of TA-W-60,876 (parquet flooring)
as well as TA-W-60,876B (Pattern Plus).
TA-W-60,876
The number of workers producing parquet flooring at the
subject firm declined in 2006 from 2005 numbers, and sales and
production levels of parquet flooring declined in 2006 from 2005
levels. The subject firm increased imports of articles like and
directly competitive with parquet flooring produced by the
subject workers. Workers covered by TA-W-60,876 were previously
certified under TA-W-56,472 (expired March 16, 2007).
TA-W-60,876B
The number of workers producing Pattern Plus flooring at the
subject firm declined in 2006 from 2005 numbers, and sales and
production levels of Pattern Plus flooring declined in 2006 from
2005 levels. The subject firm increased imports of articles like
and directly competitive with Pattern Plus flooring produced by
the subject workers.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to
apply for ATAA.
The Department has determined in this case that the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 have been met by the
worker groups covered by TA-W-60,876 and TA-W-60,876B.
In both TA-W-60,876 and TA-W-60,876B, a significant number
of workers at the firm are age 50 or over and possess skills that
are not easily transferable. Further, in both cases, competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the information obtained in the
reconsideration investigation, I determine that the subject firm
increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with
hardwood flooring produced by the subject worker groups following
a shift of production abroad.
In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended, I make the following certifications:
"All workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company, Parquet Flooring Department,
Oneida, Tennessee, TA-W-60,876, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 17,
2007 through two years from the date of this 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”
and


"All workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company, Pattern Plus Flooring Department,
Oneida, Tennessee, (TA-W-60,876B), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 31,
2006 through two years from the date of this certification,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 7TH day of June 2007


/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-60,876

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
PARQUET FLOORING DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE

TA-W-60,876A

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
FLOOR CARE PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE

TA-W-60,876B

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
PATTERN PLUS FLOORING DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE

TA-W-60,876C

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
SOLID STRIP FLOORING DEPARTMENT
ONEIDA, TENNESSEE

Determinations 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. The group eligibility
requirements for directly-impacted (primary) workers under Section
222(a) the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be satisfied in
either of two ways:
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an
appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
C. increased imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by such firm or
subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers’
separation or threat of separation and to the decline in
sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or

II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:

A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. there has been a shift in production by such workers’ firm
or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or
directly competitive with articles which are produced by
such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers’ firm has shifted
production of the articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. the country to which the workers’ firm has shifted production of the articles is
a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and
Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or
3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or
subdivision.

The investigation was initiated on February 1, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by the Tennessee American Federation
of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (TN AFL-CIO) on
behalf of the workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company, Oneida, Tennessee. The workers are
engaged in the production of parquet flooring, floor care products,
pattern plus flooring and solid strip flooring. The workers are
separately identifiable by product line.
Parquet Flooring Department (TA-W-60,876)
Workers of the subject group were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance under petition TA-W-56,472, which
expired on March 16, 2007.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) have not been met.
The investigation determined that since the expiration of the
previous certification (TA-W-56,472), there has been no decline in
employment, nor is there a threat of a decline in employment in the
Parquet Flooring Department.


Floor Care Products Department (TA-W-60,876A)
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.B.) have not been met for workers of Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company producing floor care products in Oneida,
Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that subject firm did not shift the
production of floor care products to a foreign country, nor did the
subject firm import floor care products in 2005 and 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of floor care products during
the relevant time period. The surveys determined that the
customers did not import floor care products during the relevant
time period.
Pattern Plus Flooring Department (TA-W-60,876B)
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.B.) have not been met for workers of Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company producing pattern plus flooring in
Oneida, Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that subject firm did not shift
production of pattern plus flooring to a foreign country, nor did
the subject firm import pattern plus flooring in 2005 and 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of pattern plus flooring during
the relevant time period. The surveys determined that the
customers did not import pattern plus flooring during the relevant
time period.
Solid Strip Flooring Department (TA-W-60,876C)
It is determined in this case that the requirements of
(a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met for workers of Armstrong
Hardwood Flooring Company, engaged in production of solid strip
flooring in Oneida, Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production related to the firm’s production of solid strip flooring
declined from 2005 to 2006.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of solid
strip flooring have increased during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customer regarding its purchases of solid strip flooring
in 2005 and 2006. The survey revealed that the customer increased
import purchases of solid strip flooring while decreasing purchases
from the subject firm during the relevant period.
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 alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA), the worker group must be certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the workers of
Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company,
Oneida, Tennessee engaged in production of parquet flooring (TA-W-
60,876), floor care products (TA-W-60,876A) and pattern plus
flooring (TA-W-60,876B), are denied eligibility to apply for TAA,
the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met for workers of Armstrong
Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Solid
Strip Flooring Department, Oneida, Tennessee (TA-W-60,876C).
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 solid strip flooring produced by
Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company,
Solid Strip Flooring Department, Oneida, Tennessee, 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
determinations:
I determine that workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc.,
Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Oneida, Tennessee engaged in
employment related to the production of parquet flooring (TA-W-
60,876), floor care products (TA-W-60,876A) and pattern plus
flooring (TA-W-60,876B), are denied eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and are also denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
"Workers of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., Armstrong Hardwood
Flooring Company, Solid Strip Flooring Department, Oneida,
Tennessee (TA-W-60,486C), engaged in employment related to the
production of solid strip flooring, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 31,
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 28th day of March, 2007

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





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