DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,015

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS

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 in response to a petition
received on June 12, 2003 and filed by the State of Arkansas
Employment Security Department on behalf of workers at Baxter
Healthcare Corporation, Mountain Home, Arkansas. The workers
produce medical disposable products. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
medical disposable products to a country (Costa Rica) that is
beneficiary country under the Caribbean Economic Recovery Act.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Costa Rica 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 Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Mountain
Home, Arkansas who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 10, 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 8th day of July, 2003.

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