DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,030

THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFING RESOURCES
LOGANSPORT, INDIANA

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 July 31, 2018 by three workers on behalf of workers of
The Hartz Mountain Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from Staffing Resources, Logansport, Indiana ("Hartz
Mountain"). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related
to the production of natural dog treats (chew bones and pig
ears).
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioners, the workers' firm, 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 natural dog treats (chew bones and pig
ears) by Hartz Mountain have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Hartz Mountain 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
Hartz Mountain.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Hartz Mountain
Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Staffing
Resources, Logansport, Indiana, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of natural dog treats (chew bones and
pig ears) 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 The Hartz Mountain Corporation, including
on-site leased workers from Staffing Resources,
Logansport, Indiana, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 27, 2017 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 9th day of October 2018.

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