DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,739

PLYMOUTH RUBBER COMPANY, LLC
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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 25, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Plymouth Rubber Company, LLC, Canton,
Massachusetts. The workers are engaged in the production of
electrical tapes (PVC tape and friction tape), and are not
separately identifiable by product.
All workers at Plymouth Rubber Company, LLC, Canton,
Massachusetts, were previously certified under TA-W-58,737,
which expired on February 21, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The subject firm ceased production of both PVC and friction
tape in August 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of PVC tape during the relevant 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 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 PVC tape produced by Plymouth
Rubber Company, LLC, Canton, Massachusetts, 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 Plymouth Rubber Company, LLC, Canton,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 22, 2008 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., 6th day of March, 2008.


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