DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,934

MAXTEX FIBRE RECYCLING INC.
EDEN PLANT
EDEN, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and a
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 August 6, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Maxtex Fibre Recycling
Inc., Eden Plant, Eden, New York. Workers at the subject firm
produced wiping cloths (rags).
The investigation revealed that employment and plant
production declined during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that United States
imports of rags increased in January through September 2007 when
compared to the same time period the previous year.
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 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 the subject firm did not
employ a significant number of workers the age of fifty or over.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Maxtex Fibre
Recycling Inc., Eden Plant, Eden, New York, contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Maxtex Fibre Recycling Inc., Eden Plant, Eden,
New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 2, 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
I further determine that all workers of Maxtex Fibre Recycling
Inc., Eden Plant, Eden, New York, denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of December 2007.


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