DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,068

ANSEWN FOOTWEAR
BANGOR, MAINE

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August
27, 2002, applicable to workers of Ansewn Footwear, Bangor,
Maine. The notice will be published soon in the Federal
Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce footwear and leather belts.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-36,066, issued on June 17, 1999, for workers of Ansewn
Footwear, Bangor, Maine who were engaged in employment related to
the production of footwear and leather belts.. That
certification expired June 17, 2001. To avoid an overlap in
worker group coverage, the certification is being amended to
change the impact date from February 4, 2001 to June 18, 2001,
for workers of the subject firm.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-41,068 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Ansewn Footwear, Bangor, Maine, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 18, 2001, through August 27, 2004, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of September, 2002.

/s/ Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,068

ANSEWN FOOTWEAR
BANGOR, MAINE

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 in response to a petition received on March 18, 2002, and
filed by the company on behalf of workers at the Ansewn Footwear, Bangor, Maine. The workers
produced footwear and leather belts and were not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that United States aggregate imports of footwear
increased and were very high relative to U.S. production during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I conclude that increases of imports
of articles like or directly competitive with those produced at Ansewn Footwear, Bangor, Maine,
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
certification:
"All workers of Ansewn Footwear, Bangor, Maine, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 4, 2001, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 27th day of August 2002.


/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance