DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,576
PAPER MAGIC GROUP, INC.
ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-61,576A
PAPER MAGIC GROUP, INC.
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-61,576B
PAPER MAGIC GROUP, INC.
TROY, PENNSYLVANIA

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 May 24, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the company official on behalf of workers
of Paper Magic Group, Inc., Elysburg, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576)
Paper Magic Group, Inc., Scranton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576A),
and Paper Magic Group, Inc., Troy, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576B),
are the subjects of this investigation. The workers are engaged
in employment related to the production of gift cards and tags.
The investigation revealed that employment at all three
facilities declined in 2006 compared with 2005 and in January
through April 2007 compared with the same period of the previous
year.
The declines in employment are directly attributable to a
portion of production at the Elysburg facility being shifted to
China for subsequent import and sale in the United States. Major
customers of the subject firm are also increasing their sourcing
from abroad.
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 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 Paper Magic Group, Inc., Elysburg,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576) Paper Magic Group, Inc.,
Scranton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576A), and Paper Magic
Group, Inc., Troy, Pennsylvania (TA-W-61,576B), who become
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 17, 2006, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 of July 2007

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance