DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-83,135

CHIPPENHOOK SERVICES LLC
D/B/A AGILUS
A SUBSIDIARY OF CHIPPENHOOK CORPORATION
CARROLLTON, TEXAS

TA-W-83,135A

CHIPPENHOOK CORPORATION
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

Determination 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;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 17, 2013 by the Texas State Workforce Office
on behalf of workers of Chippenhook Services LLC, d/b/a Agilus,
a subsidiary of Chippenhook Corporation, Carrollton, Texas
(hereafter referred to as Agilus) and Chippenhook Corporation,
Lewisville, Texas (hereafter referred to as Chippenhook). The
workers of Agilus engaged in activities related to the
production of retail store displays and fixtures. The workers
of Chippenhook engage in administrative services in support of
the subject firm's operations.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
With regards to workers at Agilus, 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)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country articles like or
directly competitive with articles produced by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Agilus.
With regards to workers of Chippenhook, with respect to
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, the investigation
revealed that the subject firm did not import during the
relevant time period the services provided by the workers.
Because the workers provide services internal to the subject
firm's operations, no customer survey was conducted.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the
investigation revealed that the firm did not shift the supply of
administrative services, or like or directly competitive
services, to a foreign country, or acquire such services from
a foreign country.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of the Act, the
investigation revealed that Chippenhook is not a Supplier or
act as a Downstream Producer to a firm that employed a group of
workers who received a certification of eligibility under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a).
Finally, the group eligibility requirements under Section
222(e) of the Act, have not been satisfied either because
Criterion (1) has not been met since the workers' firm has not
been publicly identified by name by the International Trade
Commission as a member of a domestic industry in an
investigation resulting in an affirmative finding of serious
injury, market disruption, or material injury, or threat
thereof.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that, with regards to Chippenhook
Corporation, Lewisville, Texas (TA-W-83,135A) the requirements
of Section 222 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272, have not been met
and, therefore, deny the petition for group eligibility of
Chippenhook Corporation, Lewisville, Texas to apply for
adjustment assistance, in accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273.
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Chippenhook Services
LLC, d/b/a Agilus, a subsidiary of Chippenhook Corporation,
Carrollton, Texas (TA-W-83,135), who are engaged in activities
related to the production of retail store fixtures and
displays, 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 Chippenhook Services LLC, d/b/a Agilus, a
subsidiary of Chippenhook Corporation, Carrollton, Texas
(TA-W-83,135), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 7, 2012 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 25th day of November, 2013

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