DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,143

GVL POLYMERS INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
LSI STAFFING AND AEROTEK STAFFING
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER
ADP TOTALSOURCE
HESSTON, KANSAS

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 September 14, 2017 by a state workforce office on
behalf of workers of GVL Polymers Inc., including workers whose
wages were reported under ADP TotalSource, Hesston, Kansas
("GVL Polymers Inc."). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of rotationally molded
plastic components for the agricultural, industrial, commercial
applications (uses include corn harvesting, crop planting,
recreational vehicles, ice chests, fan housings). The subject
worker group includes on-site leased workers from LSI Staffing
and Aerotek Staffing.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, the petitioner, and the major
declining customer(s) of the workers' firm.
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 rotationally molded plastic components
for the agricultural, industrial, commercial applications
(uses include corn harvesting, crop planting, recreational
vehicles, ice chests, fan housings) by GVL Polymers Inc. have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by GVL Polymers Inc. 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 GVL
Polymers Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of GVL Polymers Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from LSI Staffing and Aerotek
Staffing, including workers whose wages were reported under
ADP TotalSource, Hesston, Kansas, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of rotationally molded plastic
components for the agricultural, industrial, commercial
applications (uses include corn harvesting, crop planting,
recreational vehicles, ice chests, fan housings) 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 GVL Polymers Inc., including on-site
leased workers from LSI Staffing and Aerotek Staffing,
including workers whose wages were reported under ADP
TotalSource, Hesston, Kansas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
14, 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 December 2017.

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