DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,692

SB ACQUISITION, LLC
D/B/A SAUNDERS BROTHERS
GREENWOOD, MAINE

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 January 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of SB
Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Saunders Brothers, Greenwood, Maine.
Workers at the subject firm produce wooden products (dowels,
spatula sets, window wands, pins, furniture pieces, etc.).
Employment at the subject firm declined comparing the month of
November 2007 to January 2008.
Furthermore, sales and production at the subject firm declined
comparing data collected for November 2007 with December 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of products like of
directly competitive with wooden products (i.e. dowels, spatula
sets, window wands, etc.) in 2006, 2007, December 2007 and January
2008. The survey revealed an increased reliance on imports of
spatula sets during the period relevant to the investigation.
Furthermore, aggregate United States imports of miscellaneous
wooden products increased from 2006 to 2007.
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 spatula sets produced at SB
Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Saunders Brothers, Greenwood, Maine,
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:
"Workers of SB Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Saunders Brothers,
Greenwood, Maine who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 15, 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 20th day of March 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance