DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,649

TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.
BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 21, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Tellabs Operations,
Inc., Bolingbrook, Illinois. The workers at the subject facility
produce printed circuit board assemblies; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in a significant portion of the
assembly of printed circuit boards to a country (Mexico) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
At least 5 percent of workers of the firm are over age 50 and
do not possess skills that are easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 Tellabs Operations, Inc., Bolingbrook,
Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 19, 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." and
"All workers of Tellabs Operations, Inc., Bolingbrook,
Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 19, 2002 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 25th day of September, 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance