UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,201

MOLDED ACOUSTICAL PRODUCTS OF EASTON, INC.

AKA MAP OF EASTON, INC.

GRANGER, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("the 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 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision 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 or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated February 16, 2022,
and filed on February 17, 2022, by a State Workforce Office, on
behalf of former workers of Molded Acoustical Products of
Easton, Inc., aka MAP of Easton, Inc., Granger, Indiana
(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 molded parts for the automotive industry as well as
sound insulation boards and products.

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to competition with other countries that make
similar products at a lesser value.

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

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 molded parts for the automotive industry
and sound insulation boards and products by the workers' firm
have decreased absolutely.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles
produced by the workers' firm have increased.

Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Molded Acoustical
Products of Easton, Inc., aka MAP of Easton, Inc., Granger,
Indiana.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
("ATAA") for older workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years
of age or older.

The Department has further determined that Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has not been met. The investigation
revealed that the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are easily transferable to other jobs within the workers'
region.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Molded Acoustical
Products of Easton, Inc., aka MAP of Easton, Inc., Granger,
Indiana, who are engaged in activities related to the production
of molded parts for the automotive industry and sound insulation
boards and products, meet the worker group certification
criteria under 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 Molded Acoustical Products of Easton, Inc.,
aka MAP of Easton, Inc., Granger, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
February 16, 2021, 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; and I further determine that all workers
of Molded Acoustical Products of Easton, Inc., aka MAP of
Easton, Inc., Granger, Indiana, are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 29th day of June, 2022.



/s/ Jessica R. Webster
_______________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance