DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,889

SCOTT PORT-A-FOLD, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION OF LIMA
ARCHBOLD, OHIO

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 November 17, 2010 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Scott Port-A-Fold, Inc., Archbold, Ohio (subject
firm). Workers are engaged in employment related to the
production of polyurethane foam balls. The worker group includes
on-site leased workers from Spherion of Lima.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) and 222(a)(2)(A)(i) have been met
because the entire workforce has been totally separated from
employment and the subject firm has ceased to operate.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with those produced by
the subject firm increased during the relevant period.
Specifically, U.S. aggregate imports of polyurethane foam balls
increased significantly from 2009 to 2010.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports of polyurethane foam balls contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at the Archbold, Ohio facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Scott Port-A-Fold,
Inc., Archbold, Ohio, 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 Scott Port-A-Fold, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Spherion of Lima, Archbold, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 5, 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 14th day of April, 2011


/s/Del Min Amy Chen______
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance