DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,121

BURLY BEAR INCORPORATED
D/B/A PROLINE BILLIARDS
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER FEID NUMBER FOR
MCCRORIE GROUP
VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA

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 September 1, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Burly Bear
Incorporated, D/B/A ProLine Billiards, Valdese, North Carolina. The
workers produce game room furniture, including billiard tables.
The investigation revealed that workers' wages of Burly Bear
Incorporated, Valdese, North Carolina, were also reported under
FEID number for McCrorie Group.
This investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased in the year-to-date period of January
through August 2007 compared to that of 2006.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production to China. The investigation further revealed that the
subject firm imports game room furniture to the U.S.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers firm or subdivision to China of articles like or directly
competitive with game room furniture produced by Burly Bear
Incorporated, D/B/A ProLine Billiards, Valdese, North Carolina,
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 Burly Bear Incorporated, D/B/A ProLine
Billiards, Valdese, North Carolina, including workers whose
wages are reported under FEID number for McCrorie Group, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 31, 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 21st day of September 2007


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