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TAW-81224  /  Catawissa Wood and Components, Inc. (Elysburg, PA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/18/2011
Filed Date: 01/09/2012
Most Recent Update: 04/04/2012
Determination Date: 04/04/2012
Expiration Date: 04/04/2014

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,224

CATAWISSA WOOD AND COMPONENTS, INC.
ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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 January 9, 2012 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Catawissa Wood and Components, Inc., Elysburg,
Pennsylvania. The workers’ firm is engaged in activities related
to the production of hardwood components for kitchen cabinets and
furniture.
Workers of Catawissa Wood and Components, Inc., Elysburg,
Pennsylvania were previously certified under petition number TA-
W-70,527 that expired on August 17, 2011.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers’ firm and several of its major
customers.
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 hardwood components by Catawissa Wood and
Components have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
reliance on imports of articles like or directly competitive with
the hardwood components produced by Catawissa Wood and Components
have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer reliance on imports contributed importantly to
the worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Catawissa Wood and Components.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Catawissa Wood and
Components, Inc., Elysburg, Pennsylvania, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of hardwood components for
kitchen cabinets and 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 Catawissa Wood and Components, Inc.,
Elysburg, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 18, 2011,
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 4th day of April, 2012.

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