DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,178

ANNALEE MOBILITEE DOLLS, INC.
MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Certification 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. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 7, 2001 and filed on behalf of workers at Annalee
Mobilitee Dolls, Inc., Meredith, New Hampshire. The workers were
engaged in activities related to the production of soft sculptured
dolls. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
Sales, production and employment declined at the subject plant
during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject plant is
currently increasing their reliance on imported soft sculptured
dolls during the relevant period.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with soft sculptured dolls contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certifications:
"All workers of Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc., Meredith, New
Hampshire who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 12, 2000, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 8th day of May, 2001

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance