CORRECTED COPY
March 27, 2009
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,758

FORTIS PLASTICS, LLC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS ATLANTIS PLASTICS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
ALAMO, TEXAS

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 December 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Fortis Plastics, LLC, formerly known as Atlantis
Plastics, Inc., Alamo, Texas. Workers at the subject firm
produce plastic injection molded products, specifically
installation parts for the appliance and automotive industry.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased workers from Express
Employment Professionals.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
shifted its production of plastic injection molded products to a
country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to the 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 Fortis Plastics, LLC, formerly known as
Atlantis Plastics, Inc., Alamo, Texas, including on-site
leased workers Express Employment Professionals, who became
totally separated from employment on December 19, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of March 2009


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