DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,512

DUNLAP INDUSTRIES, INC
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
DUNLAP, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 November 13, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Dunlap
Industries, Inc., Production Department, Dunlap, Tennessee. The
workers at the subject firm produce zippers.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined in January through
October 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
The subject firm increased imports of zippers during the
period under investigation, contributing to separations in the
Production Department.
United States aggregate imports of like or directly
competitive products increased in January through November, 2007
compared with the same period in 2006.
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 on imports of
articles like or directly competitive with zippers produced at
the subject firm 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 Dunlap Industries, Inc., Production
Department, Dunlap, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November
13, 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 4th day of February, 2008


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