DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,845

REACH ROAD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

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 January 9, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Reach Road Manufacturing Corporation, Williamsport,
Pennsylvania. The workers produce women's foundation garments.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on March 14, 2006 (TA-W-58,964). That
certification expired on March 14, 2008.
This investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject facility declined in 2008 compared to 2007, and are
expected to decline further in the first quarter 2009.
The decline in employment is related to a shift in production
of women's foundation garments to Honduras and Costa Rica,
countries that are party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 there will be a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Honduras and Costa Rica of
articles that are like or directly competitive with women's
foundation garments produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Reach Road Manufacturing Corporation,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 15, 2008 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 3rd day of February 2009

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance