DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,261

ADVANCED POWER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
BEND, OREGON

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 December 6, 2002 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Advanced Power Technology, Inc., Bend, Oregon. The
workers at the subject firm produced electronic semiconductors.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2000 to 2001 and
declined again from January through November of 2002 when
compared to the same time period in 2001.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding their purchases of electronic semiconductors.
This survey revealed increases in customer imports of electronic
semiconductors during the relevant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Advanced
Power Technology, Inc., Bend, Oregon contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Advanced Power Technology, Inc., Bend,
Oregon who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 5, 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 11th day of February, 2003



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