DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,649

PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN CIRCUIT BREAKER CORPORATION, INC.
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

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 November 26, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Parallax Power Components, a subsidiary of American
Circuit Breaker Corporation, Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut. The
workers at the subject firm produce capacitors.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility decreased 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
customers regarding their purchases of capacitors in 2001-2002 and
January to November, 2002-2003. The survey revealed respondents
increased imports while reducing purchases from the subject firm
during the period under investigation.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with capacitors produced at Parallax
Power Components, a subsidiary of American Circuit Breaker
Corporation, Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut 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 Parallax Power Components, a subsidiary of
American Circuit Breaker Corporation, Inc., Bridgeport,
Connecticut who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 18, 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 5th day of January, 2004

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance