DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,917

FALLON LUMINOUS PRODUCTS CORPORATION
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 February 28, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Fallon Luminous Products Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The workers produce illuminated (neon) signs.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility has declined in the last year, and further separations are
anticipated in coming months.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm had an
increased reliance on imports of products like or directly competitive
with illuminated (neon) signs in 2007 compared with 2006. These
products are imported from China. The increased reliance on imports
contributed importantly to a decrease in employment and production at
the Spartanburg facility.
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 not 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 illuminated (neon) signs produced at Fallon Luminous
Products Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 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 Fallon Luminous Products Corporation,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 27, 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 2nd day of April, 2008
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance