DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,623

HARMAN WISCONSIN, INC.
a/k/a HARMAN BECKNER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
A DIVISION OF HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN

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 April 29, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Harman Wisconsin, Inc., a/k/a Harman Becker Automotive Systems,
Inc., a division of Harman International Industries, Prairie Du
Chien, Wisconsin. The workers at the subject firm produce speaker
cones.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002, and during the period of
January to March 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of speaker cones to China.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of speaker cones are likely to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from Harman Wisconsin, Inc., a/k/a Harman Becker Automotive
Systems, Inc., a division of Harman International Industries,
Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, to China of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Harman Wisconsin, Inc., a/k/a Harman Becker
Automotive Systems, Inc., a division of Harman International
Industries, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 25, 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 9th day of June, 2003.

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