DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,058

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
REASEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on September 30, 2003 in
response to a petition on behalf of workers at Seagate Technology,
LLC, Research and Development Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The workers at the subject firm perform design and planning work
for products further developed or manufactured elsewhere, ana also
are engaged in various administrative support functions.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(c)(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor
has consistently determined that the performance of services does
not constitute production of an article, as required by Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, and this determination has been upheld in
the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, the reduction in demand for services must originate at a
production facility whose workers independently meet the statutory
criteria for certification, and the reduction must directly relate
to the product impacted by imports. These conditions have not been
met for workers at this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Seagate
Technology, LLC, Research and Development Division, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of October, 2003.

/s/ Richard church

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Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance