DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,061

PRESTOLITE WIRE CORPORATIION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
TIFTON, GEORGIA

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 of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 29, 2004,
applicable to workers of Prestolite Wire Corporation, Tifton,
Georgia. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
August 3, 2004 (69 FR 46576).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that leased workers of Technical Associates
were employed on-site at the Tifton, Georgia location of
Prestolite Wire Corporation.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include on-site leased workers of Technical
Associates working at Prestolite Wire Corporation, Tifton,
Georgia.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Prestolite Wire Corporation, who were
adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,061 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Prestolite Wire Corporation, including
on-site leased workers of Technical Associates, Tifton,
Georgia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 1, 2003, through June 29,
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 12th day of August 2004.

/s/ Richard Church

________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,061

PRESTOLITE WIRE CORPORATION
TIFTON, GEORGIA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 June 10, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Prestolite Wire
Corporation, Tifton, Georgia. The workers at the subject firm
produce automotive ignition wire sets.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period from January through May
2004 compared to the same period in 2003.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of automotive ignition
wire sets to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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.
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 conclude 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 Prestolite Wire Corporation, Tifton, Georgia
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 1, 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 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 29th day of June 2004.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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