DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52, 446

GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

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 August 1, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Graphite Design
International, Inc., San Diego, California. The workers produce
golf shafts and hockey sticks.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm ceased all
manufacturing operations at San Diego and implemented a production
shift to Mexico during the relevant period.


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 Mexico 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 Graphite Design International, Inc., San
Diego, California who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 22, 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 September 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance