DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,701

VIRATEC THIN FILMS
I-5 LISEC DIVISION
FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA

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 in response to a petition
received on April 9, 2004 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at Viratec Thin Films, I-5
LISEC Division, Faribault, Minnesota. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of thin film coatings used in
the production of televisions.

The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Viratec Thin Films, I-5 LISEC
Division, Faribault, Minnesota supplied thin film coatings to a
manufacturer of televisions whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance, and the loss of business by the
subject firm contributed importantly to the workers separations
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements 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 Viratec Thin Films, I-5
LISEC Division, Faribault, Minnesota 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 Viratec Thin Films, I-5 LISEC Division,
Faribault, Minnesota, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 7, 2003, through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223, and
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of May, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance