DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,077

CLOSETMAID
DOABLE PRODUCTS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF EMERSON
DIBOLL, TEXAS

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 31, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of ClosetMaid,
DoAble Products Division, A subsidiary of Emerson, Diboll,
Texas. The workers at the subject facility produce wood storage
and shelving products. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of wood
storage and shelving products to countries (Canada and Mexico)
that are parties to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada and Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with wood storage
and shelving products produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of ClosetMaid, DoAble Products Division, A
subsidiary of Emerson, Diboll, Texas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 30,
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 10th day of September 2007


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