DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,442

OCEAN STAR INTERNATIONAL
SNOWVILLE, UTAH

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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 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 August 16, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ocean Star
International, Snowville, Utah. The workers produced packaged
brine shrimp cysts & flake foods for fish & shrimp. The workers
are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that the company shifted the
packaging of brine shrimp cysts and flake foods for fish & shrimp
from the subject facility to a foreign facility during the relevant
period. The company imports the packaged products into the U.S. as
a result of the shift in production.
The investigation further revealed that layoffs during the
relevant period.
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 China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, 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 Ocean Star International, Snowville, Utah who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 16, 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of September, 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance