DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,753

ELBECO INCORPORATED
TRANSCONTINENTAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION DIVISION
LOS ANGELES, 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 (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.
This investigation was initiated on July 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Elbeco Incorporated, Transcontinental Acquisition
Corporation Division, Los Angeles, California. The workers
produce fire retardant uniforms.
Employment and production at the Los Angeles, California
facility declined in 2007 and January to June 2008.
The subject firm began shifting production of fire
retardant uniforms from Los Angeles to Vietnam in 2007. The
uniforms are imported and replace a substantial portion of the
production in Los Angeles.
A shift in production to an affiliate in Mexico is also
anticipated. Mexico is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Vietnam 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 Elbeco Incorporated, Transcontinental
Acquisition Corporation Division, Los Angeles, California,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after July 25, 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 6th day of August 2008


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