DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,183

FISHING VESSEL (F/V) KRISTI LYNN
PETERSBURG, ALASKA

Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC
2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of an
investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker
group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(b) must be
met. It has been determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 222(b) are met.
The investigation was initiated on June 30, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
F/V Kristi Lynn, State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry
Commission Permit Serial Nuber S15B58061X01, Petersburg, Alaska.
The workers of the subject group produce fresh and chilled salmon.
During the period of April 2002 through March 2003, sales and
employment of the subject group decreased absolutely when compared
to the same period one year prior.
The investigation revealed that F/V Kristi Lynn, Petersburg,
Alaska, is an upstream supplier of fresh and chilled salmon to a
processor whose workers were certified eligible to apply for trade
adjustment assistance based on increased customer imports and who
accounted for at least 20 percent of the sales of the subject
group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases in imports of processed
salmon, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of F/V Kristi Lynn, Petersburg, Alaska.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Fishing Vessel Kristi Lynn, Petersburg, Alaska
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 26, 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 3rd day of July, 2003.


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