DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,490

COOPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
D/B/A INTERFACE SEALING SOLUTIONS
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF AMBASSADOR AND STAFFMARK
SEARCY, ARKANSAS

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
(19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers
to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group
eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of
the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in
this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 10, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency
representative on behalf of the workers of Cooper
Manufacturing Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing Solutions,
Searcy, Arkansas. The workers are engaged in the
production of gaskets for small engines (i.e. lawn mowers
and snow blowers).
Cooper Manufacturing Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing
Solutions, Searcy, Arkansas supplies components and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of small engines whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or
threat of separation of workers at Cooper Manufacturing
Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing Solutions, Searcy,
Arkansas.
Cooper Manufacturing Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing
Solutions, Searcy, Arkansas also leased onsite workers from
Ambassador and Staffmark.
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.
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 {1} has
not been met.
The investigation revealed there were not a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50
years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cooper
Manufacturing Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing Solutions,
Searcy, Arkansas, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Cooper Manufacturing Company, d/b/a
InterFace Sealing Solutions, Searcy, Arkansas
including onsite leased workers from Ambassador and
Staffmark, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 9, 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 Cooper
Manufacturing Company, d/b/a InterFace Sealing Solutions,
Searcy, Arkansas are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of May, 2007


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