DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,073

PEAKE PLASTICS
FOREST HILLS, MARYLAND

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its 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 Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222
of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in this case
that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on November 23, 2004
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Peake Plastics, Forest Hills,
Maryland. The workers produced plastic mold injected
interior automotive parts.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined in 2003 compared with 2003 and also
decreased in January through October, 2004 compared with
the same period one year earlier.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of
the subject firm regarding their purchases of injection
molded plastic parts for automotive interiors for the above
time periods. Results of the survey indicated respondents
increased their imports in the relevant periods.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974
(26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification
of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met.
The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry
are adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with plastic mold
injected interior automotive parts produced at Peake
Plastics, Forest Hills, Maryland contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the
decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Peake Plastics, Forest Hills, Maryland
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 23, 2003 through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 11th day of January 2005

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance