DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,658

TALLY PRINTER CORPORATION
KENT, WASHINGTON

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 22, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Tally Printer Corporation, Kent, Washington. The
workers at the subject firm produce line impact dot matrix printers
(LIDM).
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely from 2001 to 2002 as well as during the period
of January through July 2003 when compared to the same period in
2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
shifted some production of LIDM printers from Kent, Washington to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
In addition, 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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive those produced at the subject division
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:





"All workers of Tally Printer Corporation, Kent, Washington
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 are also
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