DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,596

REPTRON MANUFACTURING SERVICES
A DIVISION OF REPTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
HIBBING, MINNESOTA

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 January 17, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Reptron Manufacturing Services, a division of
Reptron Electronics, Inc., Hibbing, Minnesota. The workers at the
subject firm produce electronic assemblies.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of electronic assemblies to China.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of electronic assemblies are likely to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with electronic assemblies produced at
Reptron Manufacturing Services, a division of Reptron Electronics,
Inc., Hibbing, Minnesota 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 Reptron Manufacturing Services, a division of
Reptron Electronics, Inc., Hibbing, Minnesota who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 15, 2002 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 11th day of March, 2003

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