DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,176

IDAHO CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
GLENNS FERRY, IDAHO

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 25, 2002, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Idaho Circuit Technology Corporation, Glenns Ferry,
Idaho. The workers produced printed circuit boards (PCBs).
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2000 to
2001 and during the period of January through September of 2002
when compared to the same period in 2001. The subject firm closed
on December 2, 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import PCBs or shift production of PCBs to a foreign country.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms major
declining customers regarding their purchases of PCBs. This survey
revealed increases in imports of PCBs during the period under
investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with PCBs produced at Idaho Circuit
Technology Corporation, Glenns Ferry, Idaho, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers, and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Idaho Circuit Technology Corporation, Glenns
Ferry, Idaho, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 22, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 31st day of December, 2002

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