DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,732

AGERE SYSTEMS, INC.
READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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 October
20, 2003, applicable to workers of Agere Systems, Inc., Reading,
Pennsylvania. The notice will be published soon in the Federal
Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce integrated circuits and are not separately identifiable
by product line.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-39,437, issued on August 29, 2001, for workers of Agere
Systems, Integrated Circuits Div., Reading, Pennsylvania who were
engaged in employment related to the production of integrated
circuits. That certification expired August 29, 2003. To avoid
an overlap in worker group coverage, this certification is being
amended to change the impact date from August 15, 2002 to August
30, 2003, for workers of the subject firm.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-52,732 is hereby
issued as follows:
"Workers of Agere Systems, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania,
engaged in employment related to the production of
integrated circuits, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 30, 2003,
through October 20, 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-52,732

AGERE SYSTEMS, INC.
READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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
its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 3, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by The International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 1898, on behalf of workers of Agere
Systems, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania. The workers produce
integrated circuits.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility decreased during the period of
January through August of 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility’s major
customers regarding their purchases of integrated circuits from
2001 to 2002 and January to June 2003 compared with the same period
of 2002. The survey revealed that respondents increased imports
while reducing purchases from the subject firm during the period
under investigation.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker group
are easily transferable to other positions.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with integrated circuits produced at
Agere Systems, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at the firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Agere Systems, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 15, 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 20th day of October 2003

/s/ Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance