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TAW-92924  /  Owner Revolution Inc. (Atlantic, IA)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/31/2016
Filed Date: 06/01/2017
Most Recent Update: 11/17/2017
Determination Date: 11/17/2017
Expiration Date: 11/17/2019

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,924

OWNER REVOLUTION INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM ADVANCED SERVICES, INC.
ATLANTIC, IOWA

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 June 1, 2017 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Owner Revolution Inc., Atlantic, Iowa. The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the production of
insulated ice chests in various sizes. The subject worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Advanced Services, Inc.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner, the workers' firm, and the
workers' firm major declining customer(s).
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 insulated ice chests in various sizes by
Owner Revolution Inc., Atlantic, Iowa have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by Owner Revolution Inc., Atlantic, Iowa have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Owner Revolution Inc., Atlantic, Iowa.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Owner Revolution
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Advanced Services,
Inc., Atlantic, Iowa, who are engaged in activities related to
the production of insulated ice chests in various sizes 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 Owner Revolution Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Advanced Services, Inc., Atlantic,
Iowa, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 31, 2016 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 17th day of November 2017.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance