DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,955

SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS
SALT LAKE CITY FACILITY
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

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 in response to a petition
initiated on February 24, 2003 and filed by a company official
on behalf of workers at Specialized Bicycle Components, Salt
Lake City Facility, Salt Lake City, Utah. The workers produce
bicycles and bicycle helmets. The workers are separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject firm from 2001 to 2002.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
bicycles and bicycle helmets increased during the relevant time
period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the bicycles and bicycle
helmets produced at Specialized Bicycle Components, Salt Lake
City Facility, Salt Lake City, Utah, 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 Specialized Bicycle Components, Salt Lake
City Facility, Salt Lake City, Utah, engaged in employment
related to the production of bicycles or bicycle helmets,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 20, 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 18th day of March 2003.

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