DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,787

BOWNE OF ATLANTA, INC
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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 in response to a petition
received on July 29, 2008, and filed on behalf of workers of Bowne
of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. The workers produce Edgarized
(electronic document format required by the Security and Exchange
Commission) and printed financial documents. The printed financial
documents are hard copies of the Edgarized financial documents.
The investigation revealed a decline in employment at the
subject firm during the relevant period.
The declines in employment at the subject firm are related to
the subject firm shifting its production of Edgarized financial
documents, and subsequently importing those products into the
United States.
The investigation further revealed that workers at the subject
firm support the production of Edgarized and/or printed financial
documents.
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 India 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 Bowne of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 29, 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 21st day of August 2008

/s/ Richard Church


______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance