DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,126

NORTHERN CAP MANUFACTURING
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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 September 16, 2002, and filed by a company official
on behalf of workers at Northern Cap Manufacturing, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. The workers at the subject firm produce men's and
women's headwear.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during 2000-2001 and during January through August 2002
when compared to the same period in 2001.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
men's and women's headwear 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 men's and women's headwear
produced by Northern Cap Manufacturing, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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 Northern Cap Manufacturing, Minneapolis,
Minnesota who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 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 at Washington, D.C., this 8th day of October, 2002.






/s/Linda G. Poole_________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance