DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,872

MEMPHIS HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
GRENADA, 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 July 24, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a state representative on
behalf of the workers of Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company,
Grenada, Mississippi. The workers produce oak flooring.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales
decreased during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding purchases of oak
flooring in 2005, 2006 and January through June 2007. The
survey revealed increasing reliance on import purchases
while reducing purchases from the subject firm during the
relevant 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 oak flooring
produced by Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company, Grenada,
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 Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company,
Grenada, Mississippi, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 12, 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 23rd day of August 2007.


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