DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,247

AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
FLAT GLASS DIVISION
CHURCH HILL, TENNESSEE

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 25, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the AFL-CIO Technical Assistance Program on
behalf of workers of AGC Flat Glass North America Incorporated, a
subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company Limited, Flat Glass Division,
Church Hill, Tennessee. The workers produce flat glass.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased in 2007 compared to 2006.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of flat glass 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 flat glass produced by AGC Flat
Glass North America Incorporated, a subsidiary of Asahi Glass
Company Limited, Flat Glass Division, Church Hill, Tennessee,
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 AGC Flat Glass North America Incorporated, a
subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company Limited, Flat Glass
Division, Church Hill, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 23, 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 8th day of July 2008


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