DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,395

ARMSTRONG WOOD PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA

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 12, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters on behalf of workers of Armstrong Wood Products, a
subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Beverly, West
Virginia. Workers at the subject firm produced hardwood flooring.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during the relevant period.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding their purchases of
hardwood flooring in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The survey revealed an
increased reliance on imported hardwood flooring 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 hardwood flooring manufactured by
Armstrong Wood Products, a subsidiary of Armstrong World
Industries, Inc., Beverly, West Virginia 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 Armstrong Wood Products, a subsidiary of
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Beverly, West Virginia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 10, 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 23rd day of January 2009



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