DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,289

L & I ATLANTIC, INC.
BANGOR, MAINE

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), as amended, 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 20, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by the State Agency on behalf of
workers of L & I Atlantic, Inc., Bangor, Maine. The workers
produce reamers.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declines were experienced at the Bangor facility.
A Departmental survey of major customers of the subject firm
revealed increased reliance on purchases of imported reamers in the
same period.
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 reamers produced at L & I
Atlantic, Inc., Bangor, Maine 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 L & I Atlantic, Inc., Bangor, Maine who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 14, 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 14th day of November 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance