DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,590

STOVER INDUSTRIES, INC.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA

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 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 May 29, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America Local 1755 on behalf of workers of Stover
Industries, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The workers produce
metal gear blanks.
A survey conducted by the Department of Labor revealed that
major declining customers of the subject firm increased their
purchases of imported metal gear blanks in January through May 2007
while reducing purchases from the subject firm in the same period.
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 that a significant number of
workers 50 years or older were not employed at the subject firm.
Significant in this instance means three or more.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with metal gear blanks produced at
Stover Industries, Inc., Point Pleasant, West Virginia contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Stover Industries, Inc., Point Pleasant, West
Virginia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 25, 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 Stover Industries,
Point Pleasant, West Virginia 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 26th day of June, 2007


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