DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,169

THE FLEXAUST COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER FEID
NUMBER FOR FLEXAUST APPLIANCE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ENCORE STAFFING
EL PASO, 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
(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 20, 2007,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of The Flexaust Company, Inc., El
Paso, Texas. The workers are engaged in the production of
hoses and belts for vacuum cleaners.
The investigation revealed that The Flexaust Company,
Inc., El Paso, Texas, also leased on-site workers from
Encore Staffing. Also, workers' wages of The Flexaust
Company, Inc., El Paso, Texas, were also reported under the
Federal Employer Identification Number (FEID) for Flexaust
Appliance.
The investigation revealed that The Flexaust Company,
Inc., El Paso, Texas supplies component parts for vacuum
cleaners, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of The Flexaust
Company, Inc., El Paso, Texas, 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 The Flexaust Company, Inc., including
workers whose wages were reported under the Federal
Employer Identification Number (FEID) number for
Flexaust Appliance, and including on-site leased
workers from Encore Staffing, El Paso, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after September 14, 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 23rd day of October, 2007



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