DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,287

FRANKLIN PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
FRANKLIN, INDIANA

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 11, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Franklin Plastic Products, Inc., Franklin, Indiana.
Workers produced custom plastic injection molding.
Employment and sales at the subject firm declined absolutely
from 2005 to 2006 and in January through September, 2007 compared
with the same period of the previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of custom plastic
injection molding in 2005, 2006, and January through September
2007. The survey revealed increased imports.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with custom plastic injection molding
produced at Franklin Plastic Products, Inc., Franklin, Indiana,
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 Franklin Plastic Products, Inc., Franklin,
Indiana, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 9, 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 17th day of December 2007

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Data taken from Tariff Dataweb compiled from tariff and trade data from the
U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.