DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,137

DRAKE EXTRUSTION INC.
DIVISION OF CHAPELTHORPE
RIDGEWAY, VIRGINIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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 an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers
to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group
eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of
the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in
this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 13, 2007,
in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of
Drake Extrusion Inc., Division of Chapelthorpe, Ridgeway,
Virginia. The workers are engaged in the production of
filament yarns.
The investigation revealed that Drake Extrusion Inc.,
Division of Chapelthorpe, Ridgeway, Virginia supplies
component parts for mattress ticking fabrics and dyed yarn
and warps for ticking, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales are supplied to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 determine that workers of Drake Extrusion
Inc., Division of Chapelthorpe, Ridgeway, Virginia qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Drake Extrusion Inc., Division of
Chapelthorpe, Ridgeway, Virginia who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
September 11, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of October, 2007

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance