DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,233

T.D.K. FERRITES CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF T.D.K. U.S.A. CORPORATION
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA

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 (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 October 14, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at T.D.K.
Ferrites Corporation, a subsidiary of T.D.K. U.S.A. Corporation,
Shawnee, Oklahoma. The workers at the subject firm produce ferrite
magnets. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility decreased substantially during
the period of January through September of 2003 when compared to
the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import ferrite magnets during 2001, 2002, or January through
September of 2003 or shift production of ferrite magnets to a
foreign country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
declining customers regarding its purchases of ferrite magnets.
This survey revealed increases in imports of ferrite magnets during
the period under investigation.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not 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 with ferrite magnets produced at
T.D.K. Ferrites Corporation, a subsidiary of T.D.K. U.S.A.
Corporation, Shawnee, Oklahoma contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of T.D.K. Ferrites Corporation, a subsidiary of
T.D.K. U.S.A. Corporation, Shawnee, Oklahoma who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 30, 2003, 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 21st day of November, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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