DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,974

AMEROCK CORPORATION
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS


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 August 19, 2002 and by a company official on behalf of
workers at Amerock Corporation, Rockford, Illinois. The workers
are engaged in employment related to the production of knobs and
pulls for cabinet hardware.
Investigation findings revealed that sales and employment
declined at the subject firm during the period under investigation.


The investigation further revealed that company imports of
knobs and pulls 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 those produced at Amerock
Corporation, Rockford, Illinois 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 Amerock Corporation, Rockford, Illinois who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 23, 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 1st day of October, 2002



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