DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,754

T.C. TIMBER HABERMASS CORPORATION
SKANEATELES, NEW YORK

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 July 1, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at T.C.
Timber Habermass Corporation, Skaneateles, New York. The workers
produce wooden toys.


The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
wooden toys increased absolutely during the relevant period.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with wooden toys produced by T.C.
Timber Habermass Corporation, Skaneateles, New York, 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 T.C. Timber Habermass Corporation,
Skaneateles, New York engaged in employment related to the
production of wooden toys, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 13, 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 26th day of August, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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