DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,204

LENOX INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF LENOX GROUP INCORPORATED
POMONA, NEW JERSEY

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 26, 2007,
in response to a petition filed by a state representative
on behalf of the workers of Lenox Incorporated, A
subsidiary of Lenox Group Incorporated, Pomona, New Jersey.
The workers produce sterling flatware and giftware.
All workers of Lenox Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Lenox Group Incorporated, Pomona, New Jersey, were
previously certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-56,971, which expired
May 24, 2007.
The investigation also revealed that employment and
sales at the subject firm decreased from January through
August 2007 compared to the same period of 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major customers regarding purchases of sterling flatware
and giftware in 2005, 2006 and January through August 2007.
The survey revealed increased reliance on import purchases
during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with sterling
flatware and giftware produced by Lenox Incorporated, A
subsidiary of Lenox Group Incorporated, Pomona, New Jersey,
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 Lenox Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Lenox Group Incorporated, Pomona, New Jersey, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after May 25, 2007 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 25th day of October 2007.



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