DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,048

COPPERFIELD, LLC
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF PRO RESOURCES
AVILLA, INDIANA

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 March 21, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Copperfield, LLC, Avilla, Indiana. The workers were engaged in
the production of PVC & XLPE insulated wire, silicone wire
products (braided and braidless) trailer cable, medical cable,
brake cable, SPT, MTW, and bonded cable.

The worker group also includes leased workers from Pro
Resources to work on-site at the Copperfield, LLC, Avilla,
Indiana facility.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of PVC & XLPE
insulated wire, silicone wire products (braided and braidless)
trailer cable, medical cable, brake cable, SPT, MTW, and bonded
cable during 2006, 2007 and January through February 2008 over
the corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed increased
import purchases during 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 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 produced by Copperfield, LLC,
Avilla, Indiana 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 Copperfield, LLC, Avilla, Indiana,
including on-site leased workers from Pro Resources who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 11, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 28th day of May, 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance