DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,829

S4CARLISLE PUBLISHING SERVICES
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CARLISLE PUBLISHING SERVICES
A SUBSIDIARY OF CARLISLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
DUBUQUE, IOWA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 6, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
S4Carlisle Publishing Services, formerly known as Carlisle
Publishing Services, a subsidiary of Carlisle Communications LTD,
Dubuque, Iowa. Workers at the subject firm produce pre-press files
for the publishing industry, specifically pre-press typesetting,
illustration, coding and soft proofing.
The workers at the subject firm, formerly known as Carlisle
Publishing Services were previously certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance, TA-W-59,763, which expired on July 28, 2008.
Employment declined from 2006 to 2007 and during the period of
January through July 2008 when compared to the same time period in
2007.
The preponderance of declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of pre-press typesetting,
illustration, coding and soft proofing to India. Furthermore, the
investigation revealed that there is likely to be an increase in
company imports of like or directly competitive pre-press articles.
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 S4Carlisle Publishing Services, formerly known
as Carlisle Publishing Services, a subsidiary of Carlisle
Communications LTD, Dubuque, Iowa, who became totally
separated from employment on July 29, 2008, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of September 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance