DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,152

TROY, LLC.
HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 8, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers, Local
Union 516, on behalf of workers of Troy, LLC, Harrisville,
West Virginia. The workers at the subject firm produce non-
woven needle punch textiles.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from January through March 2008, when compared
to the same time period in 2007.
Sales of non-woven needle punch textiles at the subject
firm declined from January through March 2008, when compared
to the same time period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of non-woven
needle punch textiles in 2006, 2007 and during the period of
January through March 2008. The surveys revealed increases in
import purchases of non-woven textiles during the 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 non-woven needle
punch textiles produced by Troy, LLC, Harrisville, West
Virginia, 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 Troy, LLC, Harrisville, West Virginia,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after April 7, 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 May 2008

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