DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,989

PINNACLE ARTS AND FRAMES
PIGGOTT, ARKANSAS


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 filed on behalf of workers at
Pinnacle Arts and Frames, Piggott, Arkansas. The workers are
engaged in employment related to the production of photo frames.
Investigation findings revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject firm during the period of January through
September 2002 as compared with the same time period in 2001.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its imports of photo frames 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 Pinnacle Arts
and Frames, Piggott, Arkansas 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 Pinnacle Arts and Frames, Piggott, Arkansas
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 31, 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 18th day of October, 2002



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