DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,139

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-63,139E

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP &
INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
WORKING ON-SITE AT AMERICAN OF MARTINSVILLE
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 20, 2008,
applicable to workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, d/b/a/ Engineered Polymer Solutions, High Point,
North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on July 14, 2008 (73 FR 40388). The certification was amended on
October 21, 2008 to include an employee of the subject firm and
location working out of Lafayette, Indiana. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2008 (73 FR
65406)
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of wood coatings (paints, lacquers,
and stains).
New information shows that worker separations have occurred
involving employees (Mr. Michael Cline, Mr. Mark Arrington and
Mr. William B. Hampton) working on-site at American of
Martinsville, Martinsville, Virginia, a customer of the subject
firm. These workers are in support of and under the control of
the High Pont, North Carolina location of Valspar-Furniture Sales
Group & International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, d/b/a/ Engineered Polymer
Solutions.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees in support of the High Point,
North Carolina facility of the subject firm working on-site at
American of Martinsville, Martinsville, Virginia.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood
Coatings, d/b/a Engineered Polymer Solutions, High Point, North
Carolina who qualify as secondarily affected by increased imports
of wood coatings (paints, lacquers, and stains).
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,139 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point, North
Carolina, (TA-W-63,139), including employees in support
of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color
Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood
Coatings, High Point, North Carolina working on-site at
American of Martinsville, Martinsville, Virginia (TA-W-
63,139E), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 6, 2007, through June
20, 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 14th day of November 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,139

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-63,139A

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-63,139B

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA

TA-W-63,139C

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
SOUTH SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.

In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 7, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center,
a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point, North
Carolina (TA-W-63,139), Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, Orangeburg, South Carolina (TA-W-63,139A), Valspar-
Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center, a
subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Montebello, California
(TA-W-63,139B), and Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings,
Seattle, Washington (TA-W-63,139C) are subjects of this
investigation. The workers of these facilities produced wood
coatings (paints, lacquers, and stains).
Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design
Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point,
North Carolina (TA-W-63,139) was under an existing certification
(TA-W-56,863) that expired May 5, 2007.
The investigation revealed that Valspar-Furniture Sales
Group & International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point, North Carolina (TA-W-
63,139), Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color
Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings,
Orangeburg, South Carolina (TA-W-63,139A), Valspar-Furniture
Sales Group & International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Montebello, California (TA-W-
63,139B), and Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color
Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings,
Seattle, Washington (TA-W-63,139C) supplies component parts for
furniture and a loss of business with a manufacturer of furniture
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, High Point, North Carolina (TA-W-63,139), Valspar-
Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center, a
subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Orangeburg, South
Carolina (TA-W-63,139A), Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, Montebello, California (TA-W-63,139B), and
Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design
Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Seattle,
Washington (TA-W-63,139C).
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 this
investigation, I determine that workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales
Group & International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar
Global Wood Coatings, Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, High Point, North Carolina (TA-W-63,139),
Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center,
a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Orangeburg, South
Carolina (TA-W-63,139A), Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, Montebello, California (TA-W-63,139B), and Valspar-
Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center, a
subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Seattle, Washington
(TA-W-63,139C), qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood
Coatings, Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International Color
Design Center, High Point, North Carolina (TA-W-63,139), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 6, 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.”



"All workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood
Coatings, Orangeburg, South Carolina (TA-W-63,139A), Valspar-
Furniture Sales Group & International Color Design Center, a
subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood Coatings, Montebello,
California (TA-W-63,139B), and Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar
Global Wood Coatings, Seattle, Washington (TA-W-63,139C), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 4, 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 20th day of June 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,139

VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP & INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-63,139D

INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF VALSPAR-FURNITURE SALES GROUP &
INTERNATIONAL COLOR DESIGN CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF VALSPAR GLOBAL WOOD COATINGS
D/B/A ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
WORKING OUT OF LAFAYETTE INDIANA

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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 20, 2008,
applicable to workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global
Wood Coatings, d/b/a/ Engineered Polymer Solutions, High Point,
North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on July 14, 2008 (73 FR 40388).


At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of wood coatings (paints, lacquers,
and stains).
New information shows that a worker separation has occurred
involving an employee (Mr. Reginald Gallant) working out of
Lafayette, Indiana, in support of and under the control of the
High Pont, North Carolina location of Valspar-Furniture Sales
Group & International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, d/b/a/ Engineered Polymer
Solutions.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include an employee in support of the High
Point, North Carolina facility of the subject firm working out of
Lafayette, Indiana.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group & International
Color Design Center, a subsidiary of Valspar Global Wood
Coatings, d/b/a Engineered Polymer Solutions, High Point, North
Carolina who qualify as secondarily affected by increased imports
of wood coatings (paints, lacquers, and stains).


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,139 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point, North
Carolina, (TA-W-63,139), including an employee in
support of Valspar-Furniture Sales Group &
International Color Design Center, a subsidiary of
Valspar Global Wood Coatings, High Point, North
Carolina working in Lafayette, Indiana (TA-W-63,139D),
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 6, 2007, through June 20,
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 21st day of October 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

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