DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W 39,844

PARAMOUNT HEADWEAR, INC.
MARBLE HILL, MISSOURI

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 eligibility 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 on August 20, 2001, in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Paramount Headwear, Inc. Marble Hill, Missouri. The workers produced hats and eyeshades.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant periods.
The Paramount Headwear increased imports of headwear increased during the relevant periods.


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 headwear produced at Paramount Headwear, Inc. Marble Hill, Missouri, contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Paramount Headwear, Inc. Marble Hill, Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after August 9, 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 15th day of October, 2001.

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