DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,755

TROXEL PRODUCTS, LLC
FLEXIBLE FLYER DIVISION
WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI

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), 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 June 27, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Troxel Products, LLC,
Flexible Flyer Division, West Point, Mississippi. The workers
produce metal gym sets and hobby horses.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined in January through June,
2007, and will decline to zero upon the anticipated closure of the
plant in August of 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed declining customers of the
subject firm's regarding their purchases of metal gym sets and
hobby horses in 2005, 2006 and January through June 2007. The
survey revealed that a major respondent increased imports sharply
while reducing purchases from the subject firm in the latter
period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with metal gym sets ad hobby horses
produced at Troxel Products, LLC, Flexible Flyer Division, West
Point, Mississippi, 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 Troxel Products, LLC, Flexible Flyer Division,
West Point, Mississippi who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 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, 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 28th day of August, 2007


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