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TAW-61994  /  Child Craft Industries (New Salisbury, IN)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/15/2007
Filed Date: 08/16/2007
Most Recent Update: 09/07/2007
Determination Date: 09/07/2007
Expiration Date: 09/07/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,994

CHILD CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS CHILD CRAFT LLC
NEW SALISBURY, INDIANA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 7, 2007,
applicable to workers of Child Craft Industries, Inc., New
Salisbury, Indiana. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on September 21, 2007 (72 FR 54076).
At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of juvenile furniture.
New information shows that during July 2008, Child Craft
Industries, Inc. became known as Child Craft LLC and those
workers’ wages are being reported under the State of Indiana
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax accounts for Child Craft LLC.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Child Craft Industries, Inc., currently known as
Child Craft LLC, New Salisbury, Indiana, who were adversely
affected by a shift in production of juvenile furniture to
Honduras, China and Indonesia.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,994 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Child Craft Industries, Inc., currently
known as Child Craft LLC, New Salisbury, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 15, 2007, through September 7, 2009, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 6th day of October 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,994

CHILD CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
NEW SALISBURY, INDIANA

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 August 16, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Child Craft Industries, Inc., New Salisbury, Indiana. The workers
produce juvenile furniture.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on October 14, 2005 (TA-W-
58,016). That certification will expire on October 14, 2007.
A significant number or proportion of workers at the subject
firm are threatened to become separated from employment after the
active certification ends on October 15, 2007.
The subject firm is shifting production of juvenile furniture
to a country (Honduras) that is a trade beneficiary country under
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 Honduras of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Child Craft Industrial, Inc., New Salisbury,
Indiana, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 15, 2007 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 7th day of September 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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