UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-96,835
NOVO MANUFACTURING

LJ SMITH, LLC--BOWERSTON

BOWERSTON, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C.
§ 2273, the Department of Labor ("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

The investigation was initiated in response to a TAA petition dated April 6, 2021 and filed
on April 7, 2021 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf of former workers of Novo Manufacturing,
LJ Smith, LLC--Bowerston, Bowerston, Ohio (hereafter referred to as the "worker group"). In
accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of teleworkers and
staffed workers."

The worker group is engaged in activities related to the production of stair parts and are
not separately identifiable by product.

The petition alleged that worker separations, or threats thereof, were due to foreign trade
because, "There have been investigations by the ITC and determined that the Coalition of American
Millwork Producers have been impacted by the AD/CVD orders on wood mouldings and mill
products imported from China. Investigation No. 701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1470."

The International Trade Commission (ITC) found that an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason(s) of imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from China.
The ITC's determination(s) was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2021.

During the course of the investigation, the Department collected information from the
petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and other relevant sources.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under Section 222(e) of the Act,
19 U.S.C. § 2272(e), are satisfied if the following criteria are met:

Member of Domestic Industry Criterion

(1) the workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the International Trade Commission
as a member of a domestic industry in an investigation resulting in"”

(A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat thereof under section 202(b)
(1);
(B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section
421(b)(1); or
(C) an affirmative final determination of material injury or threat thereof under section
705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and
1673d(b)(1)(A));
The Department determines that the member of a domestic industry criterion has been met.

Timely Petition Filing Criterion

(2) the petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which"”
(A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the International Trade
Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to the affirmative determination
described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)
(3); or
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
paragraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
The Department determines that the timely filing of a petition criterion has been met.

Employment Criterion

(3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the workers' firm within"”
(A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
(B) notwithstanding section 223(b), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period
described in paragraph (2).
The Department determines that the employment criterion has been met.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers of

Novo Manufacturing, LJ Smith, LLC--Bowerston, Bowerston, Ohio, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of stair parts meet the worker group certification criteria under Section

222(e) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(e). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §

2273, I make the following certification:

"All workers of Novo Manufacturing, LJ Smith, LLC--Bowerston, Bowerston, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from that employment on or after February 17, 2020,
through February 17, 2022, 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 20th day of April, 2021

/s/ Jessica R. Webster
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JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance