DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,231

WOODCRAFTERS HOME PRODUCTS LLC

A SUBSIDIARY OF MASTERBRAND CABINETS INC.

A SUBSIDIARY OF FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY INC.

INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER

MASTERBRAND HOME PRODUCTS LLC

WESLACO, TEXAS

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 March 18, 2022 and filed
on March 21, 2022, by a State workforce office on behalf of former
workers of Woodcrafters Home Products LLC, a subsidiary of
MasterBrand Cabinets Inc., a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home &
Security Inc., including workers whose wages were reported under
MasterBrand Home Products LLC, Weslaco, Texas (hereafter referred
to as the "worker group" or "Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco").
In accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as,
""¦inclusive of teleworkers and staffed workers." Workers of
Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco are engaged in activities
related to the production of kitchen and bath cabinets (cabinets).

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, at Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco are due to a shift
in production to a foreign country.

During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petition and the workers' firm.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco
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 Woodcrafters
Home Products-Weslaco sales and/or production have decreased
during the relevant period.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the cabinets produced
by Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco have increased during the
relevant period when compared to the representative base period.

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 Woodcrafters Home
Products-Weslaco.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(Act), 26 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 have been 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).

The Department has determined that criterion II has not been
met. The investigation revealed that workers at Woodcrafters Home
Products-Weslaco possess skills that are easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of Woodcrafters Home Products-Weslaco, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of cabinets,
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 Woodcrafters Home Products LLC, a subsidiary
of MasterBrand Cabinets Inc., a subsidiary of Fortune Brands
Home & Security Inc., including workers whose wages were
reported under MasterBrand Home Products LLC, Weslaco, Texas,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 18, 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 are not eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 12th day of May, 2022



/s/ Del-Min Amy Chen
_______________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance