DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,725
MAXTOR CORPORATION
MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA

TA-W-50,725A
MAXTOR CORPORATION
LONGMONT, COLORADO

TA-W-50,725B
MAXTOR CORPORATION
SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS

TA-W-50,725C
MAXTOR CORPORATION
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

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 January 29, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Maxtor Corporation, Milpitas, California; Longmont,
Colorado; Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and San Jose, California. The
workers produce hard disk drives.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of
workers at the subject firm have been separated or are threatened
with separation from employment. Production at domestic facilities
of the company is declining during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that imports by the subject
firm increased significantly during the period of production
decline at the firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with hard disk drives produced at
Maxtor Corporation, Milpitas, California; Longmont, Colorado;
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and San Jose, California contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Maxtor Corporation, Milpitas, California;
Longmont, Colorado; Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and San Jose,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 6, 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, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 12th day of March 2003

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance