DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,243

CLEAR PLAS, LLC
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
C-PLASTICS CORPORATION
LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS

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 on October 17, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Clear Plas,
LLC, Leominster, Massachusetts. The workers produce decorative
plastic parts for the automotive industry. The workers are not
separately identifiable by products produced.
The investigation revealed that some workers' wages were
reported under the Federal Employment Identification Number for C-
Plastics Corporation.
The investigation further revealed the employment at the
subject facility declined during the period under investigation.
Furthermore, there was a shift in production decorative plastic
parts to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Clear Plas, LLC, formerly known as C-Plastics
Corporation, Leominster, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 13,
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 30th day of October 2008

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