DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,035

KADANT WEB SYSTEMS
AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS

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 24, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a one-stop operator in the State
of Massachusetts on behalf of workers at Kadant Web Systems,
Auburn, Massachusetts; the workers produce paper
making/doctoring equipment.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of paper
making/doctoring equipment to Mexico, a country that is party to
a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
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 do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Kadant Web Systems, Auburn, Massachusetts to
Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
the paper making/doctoring equipment produced by that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Kadant Web Systems, Auburn, Massachusetts
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 22, 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 20th day of September, 2007


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