DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,976

BLACK AND DECKER
NORTH AMERICAN POWER TOOLS
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
EMPLOYMENT CONTROL, INC.
EASTON, MARYLAND

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 October
10, 2002, applicable to workers of Black and Decker, North
American Power Tools, Easton, Maryland. The notice was published
in the Federal Register on November 5, 2002 (67 FR 67422).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the State shows that leased workers of Employment
Control, Inc. were employed at Black and Decker, North American
Power Tools to produce corded power tools as well as provide
administrative support service for the production of corded power
tools at the Easton, Maryland location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include leased workers of Employment Control,
Inc. employed at Black and Decker, North American Power Tools,
Easton, Maryland.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Black and Decker, North American Power Tools who
were adversely affected by increased imports and a shift in
production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-41,976 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Black and Decker, North American Power
Tools, Easton, Maryland, engaged in production of
corded power tools, including leased workers of
Employment Control, Inc. engaged in employment related
to the production of corded power tools at Black and
Decker, North American Power Tools, Easton, Maryland
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 1, 2001, through October
10, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 8th day of January 2003.



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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,976

BLACK AND DECKER
NORTH AMERICAN POWER TOOLS
EASTON, MARYLAND


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 on August 19, 2002, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Black and
Decker, North American Power Tools, Easton, Maryland. The workers
are engaged in employment related to the production of corded power
tools.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their reliance on imports of corded power tools from a
foreign source during the relevant period.
A NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment petition has been filed on
behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-6478).
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 corded power tools manufactured at
Black and Decker, North American Power Tools, Easton, Maryland
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 Black and Decker, North American Power
Tools, Easton, Maryland, engaged the production of corded
power tools who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 1, 2001 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of October 2002.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance