DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,351

BLACK & DECKER CONSUMER PRODUCTS
PRESSURE WASHER DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PEOPLE LINK
DECATUR, ARKANSAS

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 24, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Black & Decker Consumer Products, Pressure
Washer Division, Decatur, Arkansas. The workers at the subject firm
produce pressure washers.
The worker group includes on-site workers leased from People
Link.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the period of January through September 2007, when
compared to the same period of 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of pressure washers
during 2005, 2006, and January through September 2007 over the
corresponding 2006 period. The survey revealed increased reliance
on imports of pressure washers during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with pressure washers produced by
Black & Decker Consumer Products, Pressure Washer Division,
Decatur, Arkansas, 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 Black & Decker Consumer Products, Pressure
Washer Division, including on-site leased workers from People
Link, Decatur, Arkansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 23, 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 7th day of January 2008


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