DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,151

STARLUME, INC.
DBA ILLUME
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM ADECCO, AND AEROTEK
SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

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 February 6, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Starlume, Inc., dba Illume, Sun Valley, California. The
workers produce scented color (mostly pillar) candles.
The worker group at the subject firm includes on-site leased
workers from Adecco, and Aerotek.
The investigation revealed that there was a decline in
employment and production for 2007 to 2008.
The Department of Labor conducted a sample survey of the
subject firm's declining customers regarding their purchases of
candles during 2007, 2008, and January through March 2009. The
survey's revealed increased import purchases of candles during the
period under investigation.
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 candles produced at Starlume,
Inc., dba Illume, Sun Valley, California, 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 Starlume, Inc., dba Illume, including on-site
leased workers from Adecco, and Aerotek, Sun Valley,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 4, 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 29th day of April 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance