DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,392

WHITE MOUNTAIN STITCHING COMPANY
LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE


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 July 29,
2002, applicable to workers of White Mountain Stitching Company,
Littleton, New Hampshire. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on August 9, 2002 (67 FR 51870).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of wallets and handbags.
New information provided by the State shows that workers
separated from employment at White Mountain Stitching Company had
their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI)
tax account for ADP Total Source III, Diamond Bar, California.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of White Mountain Stitching Company who were
adversely affected by increased imports.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-41,392 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of White Mountain Stitching Company,
Littleton, New Hampshire, including those whose wages
are reported to ADP Total Source III, Diamond Bar,
California, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 21, 2001, through
July 29, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.@

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 9th day of October, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,392

WHITE MOUNTAIN STITCHING COMPANY
LITTLETON, 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 April 22, 2002, and filed on behalf of all workers at
White Mountain Stitching Company, Littleton, New Hampshire. The
workers produce wallets and handbags and are not separately
identifiable by product line.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject plant in the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the major
customers of the subject firm regarding purchases of wallets and
handbags. The results of the survey show that the major
customers increased their purchases of imported wallets and
handbags in the relevant period, while reducing purchases from
White Mountain Stitching Company
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 wallets and handbags produced at White
Mountain Stitching Company, Littleton, New Hampshire, 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 White Mountain Stitching Company, Littleton,
New Hampshire, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 21, 2001, through two
years from the date of this certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 29th day of July, 2002.

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