DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,172

APPLIED FILMS CORPORATION
LONGMONT, COLORADO

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, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 22, 2002 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Applied Films
Corporation, Longmont, Colorado. The workers at the subject firm
produce thin film glass coating machines and are separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased absolutely from fiscal year 2001 to 2002 as well as
during the period of July to November of 2002, when compared to the
same period in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation further revealed that the
preponderance of declines in employment at the subject firm is
related to a shift in production of thin film glass coating
machines to a foreign county. Imports of these articles are likely
to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that a shift in production of articles
like or directly competitive with thin film glass coating machines
produced at Applied Films Corporation, Longmont, Colorado
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Applied Films Corporation, Longmont, Colorado
engaged in employment related to the production of thin film
glass coating machines 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 27th day of January, 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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