DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,304

MOLECULAR BIOPRODUCTS, INC
QUALITY SCIENTIFIC PLASTICS, INC.
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA

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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 20, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers of
Molecular Bioproducts, Inc., Quality Scientific Plastics, Inc.,
Petaluma, California. The workers manufacture plastic pipette tips.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
company declined during the relevant period.




The investigation further revealed the subject firm is
shifting a substantial portion of production abroad.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision abroad of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of these articles. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Molecular Bioproducts, Inc., Quality
Scientific Plastics, Inc., Petaluma, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 24, 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 6th day of November 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance