DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-52,545

BOSE CORPORATION
PARK PLACE MANUFACTURING PLANT
FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on
September 22, 2003, applicable to all workers of Bose
Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts. The notice will soon be
published in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
Department’s review of the certification and new information
obtained from a company official show that the worker group
covered by the shift in production of home entertainment products
to Mexico should have been limited to workers at the Park Place
Manufacturing plant. Workers producing home entertainment
products at the Park Place Manufacturing plant are separately
identifiable from workers producing other products at Bose
Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
limit the certification to the workers of Bose Corporation, Park
Place Manufacturing Plant in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-52,545 is hereby
issued as follows:
"Workers of Bose Corporation, Park Place Manufacturing
Plant, Framingham, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 25,
2002 through September 22, 2005, 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 November 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,545

BOSE CORPORATION
FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

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 12, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Bose Corporation,
Framingham, Massachusetts. The workers produce home entertainment
products.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm is shifting a
portion of its production at the Framingham plant to Mexico.


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 Bose Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 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 22nd day of September 2003.

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