DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,322

ATP MANUFACTURING, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF NEWGRANGE GROUP, LLC
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 7, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at ATP
Manufacturing, LLC, a subsidiary of Newgrange Group, LLC, North
Smithfield, Rhode Island. Workers at the subject firm produce
polyurethane insoles.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of polyurethane
insoles to China. The firm will increase their imports of
polyurethane insoles.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm to China of articles that are like or directly
competitive with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision,
and there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
like or directly competitive articles. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of ATP Manufacturing, LLC, a subsidiary of
Newgrange Group, LLC, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 5, 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 16th day of May, 2008


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