DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,205

U.S. FLOCK COMPANY LLC
EASTON, 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 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 10, 2009 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of U.S. Flock
Company LLC, Easton, Pennsylvania. The workers produce simulated
velour textiles used in the production of ribbons and bows.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
simulated velour textiles used in the production ribbons and bows
and a loss of business with a manufacturer of ribbons and bows
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at U.S. Flock Company LLC, Easton,
Pennsylvania.
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 workers of U.S. Flock Company LLC,
Easton, Pennsylvania, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of U.S. Flock Company LLC, Easton, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of March, 2009

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