DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,085

TRIMTEX CO., INC.
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-63,085A

NOVTEX DIVISION OF TRIMTEX CO., INC.
ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS

Amended 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) the Department Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 24, 2008,
applicable to workers of Trimtex Co., Inc., Williamsport,
Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on May 13, 2008 (73 FR 27560).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of decorative trimmings.
New findings show that worker separations occurred at the
Novtex Division of Trimtex Co., Inc., Adams, Massachusetts.
Workers at the Adams, Massachusetts facility provide sales,
inventory control, product development, design and sourcing and
various other activities supporting the production of decorative
trimmings that is produced at the Williamsport, Pennsylvania
location of the subject firm
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
cover workers at Novtex Division of Trimtex Co., Inc., Adams,
Massachusetts.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Trimtex Co., Inc. who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of decorative trimmings to Mexico and China.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,085 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Trimtex Co., Inc., Williamsport,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,085), and Novtex Division of Trimtex
Co., Inc., Adams, Massachusetts (TA-W-63,085A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 24, 2007, through April 24, 2010, 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 at Washington D.C., this 26th day of June 2008
/s/ Richard Church
______________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,085

TRIMTEX CO., INC.
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

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 an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 27, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Trimtex Co., Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The workers produce
decorative trimmings.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Williamsport facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006, and
are anticipated to decline further in 2008.
The subject firm continued to shift more of its production to
China and Mexico in 2007, and in January through March 2008. As a
result, the subject firm increased imports of decorative trimmings
in the relevant period. These articles now produced in China and
Mexico are destined for sale in the U.S. market.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to China and Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely
to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:


"All workers of Trimtex Co., Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 24, 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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 24th day of April 2008


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






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