DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,269

NORWALK FURNITURE CORPORATION OF TENNESSEE
COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE

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 October 9, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Norwalk Furniture Corporation of Tennessee, Cookeville, Tennessee.
The workers produce wood dimension parts for furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined in the January through
September period of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the sole customer of the
subject firm regarding its purchases of wood dimension parts for
furniture in 2005, 2006, and January through September 2007. The
survey revealed that the respondent increased imports sharply while
reducing purchases from the subject firm in the latter 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 wood
dimension parts for furniture like or directly competitive with
wood dimension parts for furniture produced at Norwalk Furniture
Corporation of Tennessee, Cookeville, Tennessee, 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 Norwalk Furniture Corporation of Tennessee,
Cookeville, Tennessee, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 5, 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 15th day of November, 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance