DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,836

MANSFIELD PLUMBING PRODUCTS
KILGORE, TEXAS

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 July 15, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at
Mansfield Plumbing Products, Kilgore, Texas. The workers are
engaged in employment related to the production of toilets,
urinals, and lavatories.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the relevant period.


The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased their imports of toilets, urinals, and lavatories 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 those produced at Mansfield
Plumbing Products, Kilgore, Texas 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 Mansfield Plumbing Products, Kilgore, Texas
engaged in employment related to the production of toilets,
urinals, and lavatories, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 3, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 9th day of September 2002.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance