DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,967

MASCO CORPORATION OF INDIANA
DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.
GREENSBURG, INDIANA

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 in response to a petition
received on February 16, 2007 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Masco Corporation of Indiana, Delta Faucet
Company, Greensburg, Indiana. The workers are engaged in
employment related to the production of faucets.
The investigation revealed that plant employment declined
during the relevant period.


The investigation further revealed that the company shifted
production of faucets to China and is currently increasing their
reliance on imported faucets during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that Masco Corporation of
Indiana, leased workers from Personnel Management, Inc. to work
on-site at Masco Corporation of Indiana, Delta Faucet Company,
Greensburg, Indiana. The workers were engaged activities related
to the production faucets.
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 addition, 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 that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, 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 Masco Corporation of Indiana, Delta Faucet
Company, Greensburg, Indiana including on-site leased
workers of Personnel Management, Inc. who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 5,
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 13th day of March, 2007.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner

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