DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,352

MAURY CITY PLASTICS, INC.
MAURY CITY, TENNESSEE

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 November 5, 2008, in response
to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of Maury City
Plastics, Inc., Maury City, Tennessee. The workers produce plastic
hair combs.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during the January through October 2008 period over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of plastic hair combs in
2006, 2007, and January through October 2007, and the corresponding
period in 2008. The survey revealed that there was an increase on
imported plastic hair comb purchases during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with plastic hair combs produced at Maury City Plastics,
Inc., Maury City, Tennessee 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 Maury City Plastics, Inc., Maury City, Tennessee
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 16, 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 11th day of December, 2008

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