DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,669
AMERICAN METER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-54,669A
AMERICAN METER COMPANY
CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA

Amended 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 Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 23, 2004,
applicable to workers of American Meter Company, Erie,
Pennsylvania. The notice will be published soon in the Federal
Register.
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of natural gas meters and
natural gas regulator components.
New findings show that worker separations occurred at the
Calexico, California facility of the subject firm. Workers at
the Calexico facility provided purchasing, warehouse scheduling
and secretarial functions supporting the production of natural
gas meters and natural gas regulator components at the Erie,
Pennsylvania location of the subject firm.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
cover workers at American Meter Company, Calexico, California.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of American Meter Company who were adversely affected
by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,669 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of American Meter Company, Erie, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-54,669) and American Meter Company, Calexico,
California (TA-W-54,669A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 2, 2003, through
April 23, 2006, 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 11th day of May 2004
/s/ Richard Church

____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,669

AMERICAN METER COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 6, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of American Meter Company, Erie, Pennsylvania. The
workers at the subject firm produced natural gas meters and
natural gas regulator components.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
natural gas meters and natural gas regulator components to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to free trade agreement with the
United States.

In accordance with Section 246 of 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of American Meter Company, Erie, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 2, 2003, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 23rd day of April 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance