DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,117

SROUFE HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF FOOT TEK HOLDINGS LLC
LIGONIER, 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 April 2, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Sroufe Healthcare
Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Foot Tek Holdings, LLC, Ligonier,
Indiana. Workers at the subject facility produce soft medical
products, including arm slings, back and knee supports, wrist
supports, etc.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject facility decreased in full year 2007 when compared to 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding purchases of soft medical products in
2006 and 2007. The survey revealed increased import purchases
during the relevant period.
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 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 in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with soft medical products produced by
Sroufe Healthcare Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Foot Tek Holdings,
LLC, Ligonier, 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 Sroufe Healthcare Products, LLC, a subsidiary
of Foot Tek Holdings, LLC, Ligonier, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 1, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 28th day of April 2008.

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