DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,748

ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORS LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
07, HARD SURFACES DIVISION
PATTEN, MAINE

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 October 19, 2010 on behalf of workers of Anderson
Hardwood Floors LLC, a subsidiary of Shaw Industries Group,
Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division, Patten, Maine. The workers
were engaged in activities related to production of veneer for
engineered hardwood flooring.
The investigation revealed that workers of Shaw Industries
Group, Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division, who were engaged in
activities related to the production of veneer for engineered
hardwood flooring, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of the workers have been separated during the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of veneer for engineered hardwood flooring by
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division 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 veneer for engineered hardwood flooring produced by
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division have
increased.


Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased U.S. aggregate imports contributed importantly
to the sales/production declines and worker group separations
at Shaw Industries Group, Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Shaw Industries
Group, Inc., 07, Hard Surfaces Division, Patten, Maine, who
were engaged in activities related to production of veneer for
engineered hardwood flooring, 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 Shaw Industries Group, Inc., 07, Hard
Surfaces Division, Patten, Maine, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
29, 2009, 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 22nd day of March, 2011

/s/ Michael W, Jaffe

______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance