DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,124

THE TOP-FLITE GOLF COMPANY
A DIVISION OF CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF JOHNSON & HILL STAFFING
SERVICES INC., RELIABLE TEMPORARY SERVICES INC., AND CAREER
GROUP INC.
CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS

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), 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) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 16, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Boiler Makers, Local 1851 on behalf of workers at The Top-Flite
Golf Company, a division of Callaway Golf Company, Chicopee,
Massachusetts. The workers of the subject firm produce golf
balls; they are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm was
previously certified as trade affected (TA-W-55,460) this
certification expired on October 25, 2006.
The investigation revealed that from January to February
2007 there was a decline in employment and production at the
subject firm as compared to the same time period the previous
year.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employs
on-site leased workers of Johnson & Hill Staffing Services Inc.,
Reliable Temporary Services Inc., and Career Group Inc.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of golf balls in
2005 and 2006 and January to February 2007. These surveys
revealed increased imports of golf balls during the period under
investigation.
In addition, 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with golf balls produced by The
Top-Flite Golf Company, a division of Callaway Golf Company,
Chicopee, Massachusetts, contributed importantly to the decline
in employment and to the decline in production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:



"All workers of The Top-Flite Golf Company, a division of
Callaway Golf Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts, including
on-site leased workers of Johnson & Hill Staffing Services
Inc., Reliable Temporary Services Inc., and Career Group
Inc. at The Top-Flite Golf Company, a division of Callaway
Golf Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October
26, 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 18th day of April, 2007

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