DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,503

3 DAY BLINDS, INC.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA


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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 9, 2008, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of 3 Day Blinds, Inc.,
Anaheim, California. The workers produce window blinds.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Anaheim facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006, and
continued to decline in January through May 2008.
The declines in employment and production are related to a
shift in production of window blinds to Mexico, a country that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 determine that the subject firm is shifting
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with the window
blinds produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of 3 Day Blinds, Inc., Anaheim, California, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of July 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance