DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,097

FLEETWOOD TRAVEL TRAILERS OF TEXAS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED
LONGVIEW, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For 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 March 12, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Fleetwood Travel
Trailers of Texas Incorporated, A subsidiary of Fleetwood
Enterprises Incorporated, Longview, Texas, producing travel
trailers.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
has been shifting production of travel trailers from the subject
facility to a country (Mexico) that is a 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion two has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
facility possess skills that are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.





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 Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Fleetwood Travel Trailers of Texas
Incorporated, A subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises
Incorporated, Longview, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 7, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Fleetwood Travel
Trailers of Texas Incorporated, A subsidiary of Fleetwood
Enterprises Incorporated, Longview, Texas, are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of April 2007.

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