Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 11/01/2002
Most Recent Update: 11/15/2002
Determination Date: 11/15/2002
Expiration Date:
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,326
MICRO C TECHNOLOGIES INC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Negative Determination 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:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly to
the separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute
decline in sales or production.
The investigation was initiated on November 1, 2002 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Micro C
Technologies, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan. The workers produce
capital equipment for the production of semiconductors.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that employment declines occurring
at the subject firm have resulted from a shift of production that
has not yet resulted in imports of semiconductor manufacturing
equipment. Those imports are not expected to be manifested until
the second quarter of 2003. Thus imports of semiconductor
manufacturing equipment have not yet contributed importantly to
worker separations at Micro C Technologies, Inc., Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Micro C
Technologies, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 15th day of November 2002.
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance