DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,872

DE-STA-CO MANUFACTURING
ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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:
(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 August 20, 2001 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at De-Sta-Co Manufacturing, Arden, North Carolina. The workers produce steel valves.

The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been met.
Steel valves are not being imported by De-Sta-Co Manufacturing.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the subject firm regarding their purchases of reed valves and shock absorber discs. None of the respondents reported increasing imports of like or directly competitive products while reducing purchases from the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of De-Sta-Co Manufacturing, Arden, North Carolina, are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of December, 2001


/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance