DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,002

PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS, LLC
RV CONVERTER PRODUCTS
GOODLAND, INDIANA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on June 29,
2004, applicable to workers of Parallax Power Components, LLC,
Goodland, Indiana. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2004 (69 FR 46575).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce finished recreational vehicle power converters.
The review shows that all workers of Parallax Power
Components, LLC in Goodland, Indiana, were previously certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition number
TA-W-40,523, which expired on January 23, 2004.
Therefore, in order to avoid an overlap in worker group
coverage, the Department is amending the May 20, 2003 impact date
established for TA-W-55,002, to read January 24, 2004.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,002 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Parallax Power Components, LLC, RV
Converter Products Division, Goodland, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 24, 2004, through June 29, 2006,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of September 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,002

PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS, LLC
RV CONVERTER PRODUCTS DIVISION
GOODLAND, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 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 June 1, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Parallax Power Components, LLC, RV Converter Products Division,
Goodland, Indiana. The workers at the subject firm produce
finished recreational vehicle power converters.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through May of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their reliance on imports of finished recreational
vehicle power converters during the relevant period.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers possess skills
that are easily transferable to other positions.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the finished recreational vehicle
power converters produced at Parallax Power Components, LLC, RV
Converter Products Division, Goodland, Indiana 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, LLC, RV Converter
Products Division, Goodland, Indiana who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 20, 2003
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
“I further determine that all workers of Parallax Power
Components, LLC, RV Converter Products Division, Goodland,
Indiana are denied eligibility for Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 29th day of June 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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