DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,651

DAYSPRING CARDS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE WORKERS OF STAFFMARK
SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

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 July 8, 2008 in response to a
petition filed by the Arkansas State Workforce Office on behalf of
workers of DaySpring Cards, Inc., Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The
workers produce greeting cards. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from Staffmark.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at the
subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007, and also declined in January
through July 2008 compared with the corresponding period in 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm increased
their imports of products like or directly competitive with greeting
cards in 2007 compared to 2006, and in January through July 2008
compared with January through July 2007. These products are imported
from China and Mexico. The increased company imports contributed
importantly to a decrease in production and employment at the subject
facility.
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 greeting cards produced at DaySpring Cards, Inc.,
Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 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 DaySpring Cards, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Staffmark, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after July
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 4th day of August, 2008


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