DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,402

ADVANCED DECORATIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
dba KAUMAGRAPH FLINT CORPORATION
MILLINGTON, MICHIGAN


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 April 30, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Advanced Decorative
Systems, Inc., dba Kaumagraph Flint Corporation, Millington,
Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of printed
tachometers and speedometers for vehicles. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined during the relevant period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm shifted
production of printed tachometers and speedometers 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.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production of
printed tachometers and speedometers from the workers' firm or
subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with those produced at Advanced Decorative Systems,
Inc., dba Kaumagraph Flint Corporation, Millington, Michigan. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Advanced Decorative Systems, Inc., dba
Kaumagraph Flint Corporation, Millington, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 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 24th day of May, 2007.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance