DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,217

INDIAN INDUSTRIES
D/B/A ESCALADE SPORTS
YOUTH ARCHERY OPERATIONS AND
CHILD LIFE PLAY SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
EVANSVILLE, 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 18, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Indian Industries, D/B/A Escalade Sports, Youth Archery Operations,
and Child Life Play Systems Operations, Evansville, Indiana. The
workers produce youth archery equipment and wooden play systems.
The workers are separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production of both the youth archery equipment and play systems
declined during the period of January through March 2008 when
compared to the same time period in 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of youth archery equipment and play systems
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 youth archery equipment and play
systems produced by Indian Industries, D/B/A Escalade Sports,
Evansville, 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 Indian Industries, D/B/A Escalade Sports,
Youth Archery Operations, and Child Life Play Systems
Operations, Evansville, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 16,
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 19th day of May 2008

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