DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,859

FONDA GROUP INC.
MASPETH, NEW YORK

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be met:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

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

(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly to the separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute decline in sales or production.
The investigation was initiated on March 19, 2001 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers Fonda Group, Inc., Maspeth, New York. The workers produced white paper plates and decorator paper plates.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been met.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not increase its imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by the subject firm during the relevant period.
Production at the Maspeth, New York plant has been transferred to another domestic plant of Fonda Group.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Fonda Group, Inc., Maspeth, New York are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of October, 2001
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE,
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance