DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,371

BELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
D/B/A SML BELL
LEWISTON, MAINE

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.
This investigation was initiated on November 6, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Bell
Manufacturing Company, d/b/a SML Bell, Lewiston, Maine. The
workers produced woven and printed labels. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
Employment and production at the Lewiston, Maine facility
have declined in January to September 2008 when compared with the
same period in 2007.
The subject firm has shifted production to China of woven and
printed labels in 2006, 2007, and in January to September 2008,
replacing production at the subject facility. All overseas
production has been imported for sale in the United States.
The subject firm has increased imports of woven and printed
labels in 2006, 2007, and in January to September 2008, replacing
production at the subject facility.
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 China 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 Bell Manufacturing Company, d/b/a SML Bell,
Lewiston, Maine, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 3, 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 13th day of November 2008



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