DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,341

HEARTHSTONE ENTERPRISES INC.
DBA CHARLESTON FORGE
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 7, 2010 on behalf of workers of Hearthstone
Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina.
The workers produce metal household furniture such as
barstools, chairs, tables and bakers racks.
Workers of Hearthstone Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston
Forge, Boone, North Carolina were covered by certification
numbers TA-W-62,743, 62,743A and 62,743B. Those
certifications expired on March 13, 2010.
The investigation revealed that workers of Hearthstone
Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina
who are engaged in employment related to production of metal
household furniture, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number of workers have been totally separated during the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of metal household furniture by Hearthstone
Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina
have decreased absolutely during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because U.S.
aggregate imports of articles like or directly competitive
with the metal household furniture produced by the firm have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased U.S. aggregate imports of metal household
furniture contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Hearthstone
Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Hearthstone
Enterprises Inc., dba Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina,
who are engaged in employment related to metal household
furniture, meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:











"All workers of Hearthstone Enterprises Inc., dba
Charleston Forge, Boone, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March
14, 2010, through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of January, 2011

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance