DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,357

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION
PRINTED CIRUIT BOARD DIVISION
WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS


Notice of Revised Determination
Of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
on Reconsideration

By letter dated September 14, 2004, a duly authorized
representative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requested
administrative reconsideration regarding Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for workers of the subject firm.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) certification for workers
of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Printed Circuit Board Division,
Wilmington, Massachusetts was signed on August 13, 2004. The
Department’s notice will soon be published in the Federal
Register.
The initial investigation determined that while at least
five percent of the workforce at the subject firm is at least
fifty years of age, workers of the subject worker group possess
skills that are easily transferable.
Additional investigation has determined that the workers do
not possess skills that are easily transferable to comparable
positions within the local commuting area and that competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of at Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Printed Circuit
Board Division, Wilmington, Massachusetts, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 30, 2003 through August 13, 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 in Washington, D.C. this 22nd 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-55,357

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DIVISION
WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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 (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 July 30, 2004 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Printed Circuit Board Division,
Wilmington, Massachusetts. The workers at the subject firm produce
printed circuit boards; they are not separately identifiable by
product line.
The investigation revealed a significant proportion of workers
at the subject firm are threatened to become separated from
employment.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted a
portion of its printed circuit boards production from Wilmington,
Massachusetts to Malaysia.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that company imports of
printed circuit boards are likely to increase.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 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 workers in the workers’ facility
possess skills that are easily transferable.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to a foreign country of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Printed Circuit
Board Division, Wilmington, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 30, 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 Sanmina-SCI
Corporation, Printed Circuit Board Division, Wilmington,
Massachusetts, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 13th day of August 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance