DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,757

CONTINENTAL SPRAYERS INTERNATIONAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT


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 29, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Rapid
Response Unit on behalf of workers at Continental Sprayers
International, a subsidiary of Continental AFA Dispensing Company,
Bridgeport, Connecticut. Workers at the subject firm are engaged
in activities related to the production of trigger sprayers and
lotion pump dispensers.

The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the firm increased
imports of trigger sprayers and lotion pump dispensers from 2006 to
2007 and during January through June 2008 over the corresponding
2007 period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with trigger sprayers and lotion pump
dispensers produced at Continental Sprayers International, a
subsidiary of Continental AFA Dispensing Company, Bridgeport,
Connecticut 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 Continental Sprayers International, a
subsidiary of Continental AFA Dispensing Company, Bridgeport,
Connecticut, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 28, 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 10th day of October, 2008

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance