DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,543

CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
OWOSSO, MICHIGAN

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 November 17, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Charmilles Technologies Manufacturing
Corporation, Owosso, Michigan. The workers at the subject firm
produce electronic discharge machines. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002, and during
the period of January through October of 2003, when compared to
the same period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of electronic
discharge machines. This survey revealed increases in imports of
electronic discharge machines 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 electronic discharge machines
produced at Charmilles Technologies Manufacturing Corporation,
Owosso, Michigan contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production
and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Charmilles Technologies Manufacturing
Corporation, Owosso, Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 5,
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 16th day of December, 2003


/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance