DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,110

CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
RELIABLE TEMP SERVICES, INC., JOHNSON & HILL STAFFING
AND APOLLO SECURITY
CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 24, 2011,
applicable to workers of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Reliable Temp Services,
Inc., and Johnson & Hill Staffing, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The workers are engaged in activities related to the production
of golf balls. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on July 8, 2011 (76 FR 40401).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that workers leased from Apollo Security were
employed on-site at the Chicopee, Massachusetts location of
Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. to be considered leased
workers.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm adversely affected by increased
company imports.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Apollo Security
working on-site at the Chicopee, Massachusetts location of the
subject firm.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-80,110 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Reliable Temp
Services, Inc., Johnson & Hill Staffing and Apollo
Security, Chicopee, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July
1, 2011, through June 24, 2013, 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 12th day of October, 2011

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
_____
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,110

CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED ON-SITE WORKERS OF RELIABLE TEMP SERVICES, INC.
AND JOHNSON & HILL STAFFING
CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS

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, 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(ii) imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by such firm or
subdivision 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 or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on April 15, 2011 by a company official on behalf of workers
of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc., Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The workers’ firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of golf balls.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of golf balls by the subject firm have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Callaway Golf Ball
Operations, Inc.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 26 U.S.C. 2813, 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.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a significant
number of workers in the workers’ firm are 50 years of age or
older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the workers
in the workers’ firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers’ industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Callaway Golf Ball
Operations, Inc., Chicopee, Massachusetts, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of golf balls meet the worker
group certification criteria under 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 Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc., including
leased on-site workers of Reliable Temp Service and Johnson &
Hill Staffing, Chicopee, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 1, 2011,
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, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of June, 2011



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







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