DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,158

ALCATEL USA MARKETING, INC.
VOICE NETWORK DIVISION
PB3 BUILDING
JUPITER 1 BUILDING
PLANO, TEXAS

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 March 7,
2003, applicable to workers of Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Voice
Network Division (VND), PB3 Building, Plano, Texas, engaged in
the production of printed circuit boards (PCBs). The notice was
published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2003 (68 FR
17407).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information provided by the State agency representative
and a company official, reveal that the overflow of PCB’s
manufactured at Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Voice Network
Division, PB3 Building, are produced at the company’s Jupiter 1
Building in Plano, Texas. Employment at Jupiter 1 has declined.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the firm adversely affected by the shift in
production of PCBs to Mexico.
Accordingly, the certification is being amended to include
workers at Jupiter 1 Building engaged in employment related to
the production of PCBs at Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Voice
Network Division, Plano, Texas.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,158 is hereby
issued as follows:
"Workers of Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Voice Network
Division, PB3 Building, and Jupiter 1 Building, Plano,
Texas, engaged in the production of printed circuit
boards (PCBs), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 19,
2001, through March 7, 2005, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of July 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,158

ALCATEL USA MARKETING, INC.
VOICE NETWORK DIVISION
PB3 BUILDING
PLANO, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 21, 2002 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Alcatel USA
Marketing, Inc., Voice Network Division (VND), PB3 Building, Plano,
Texas. The workers of the subject group produced printed circuit
boards (PCBs).
The preponderance in the declines in employment of the subject group is related to a shift in
group production of PCBs to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Voice Network
Division (VND), PB3 Building, Plano, Texas, engaged in the
production of printed circuit boards (PCBs) who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after November
19, 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 7th day of March, 2003.



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