DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,292

SALMON FALLS PRECISION FABRICATORS, INC.
ROCHESTOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 20, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Salmon Falls Precision Fabricators, Inc., Rochester, New Hampshire.
Workers of the subject firm produced printed circuit board (PCB)
enclosures.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely upon its closure on May 2, 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm is a
supplier of printed circuit board enclosures to a manufacturer of
printed circuit boards that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance and the loss of business with this firm
contributed importantly to worker separations at the subject firm.
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 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 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 workers of Salmon Falls Precision
Fabricators, Inc., Rochester, New Hampshire qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Salmon Falls Precision Fabricators, Inc.,
Rochester, New Hampshire who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 16, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of November 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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