DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,402

MAJOR CUSTOM CABLE
A SUBSIDIARY OF RHC HOLDINGS, INC.
DATA COMM DIVISION
JACKSON, MISSOURI

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 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 a company official on behalf of
workers of Major Custom Cable, a subsidiary of RHC Holdings, Inc.,
Data Comm Division, Jackson, Missouri. The workers produce data
communication cables such as copper and fiber optic cables. The
workers are not separately identifiable by articles produced.
This investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined at the subject from in January through
October 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of data communication cables during the period of
the investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with data communication cables
produced by Major Custom Cable, a subsidiary of RHC Holdings, Inc.,
Data Comm Division, Jackson, Missouri, 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 Major Custom Cable, a subsidiary of RHC
Holdings, Inc., Data Comm Division, Jackson, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 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 21st day of November, 2008
/s/Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance