DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,935

CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS
KELLER, TEXAS


Certification 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.
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 June 3, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Corning Cable Systems,
Keller, Texas. The workers produce optical fiber cable and tele-
communications cable hardware and equipment.
The investigation revealed that a shift in production from the
subject facility to (1) a country under a free trade agreement with
the United States (México) and (2) a beneficiary country under the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (Dominican Republic) occurred
during the period of investigation. Layoffs occurred as a result
of these shifts in production.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to México and the Dominican
Republic of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Corning Cable Systems, Keller, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 23, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 30th day of June, 2003.

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