DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,827

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD)
ULTRA PURE WATER GROUP
AUSTIN, TEXAS

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on February 10, 2003 and filed on behalf of workers at
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Ultra Pure Water Group, Austin,
Texas. The workers were engaged in activities related to the
testing for purification of the water for the production of
wafers by the Lone Star Fab Division of Austin, Texas.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(c)(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor
has consistently determined that the performance of services does
not constitute production of an article, as required by Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and this determination has been
upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, the reduction in demand for services must originate at a
production facility whose workers independently meet the
statutory criteria for certification, and the reduction must
directly relate to the product impacted by imports. These
conditions have not been met for workers at this firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Ultra Pure Water Group, Austin,
Texas are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 7th day of April 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance