DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,693

ACUITY LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING SUPPLY CHAIN DIVISION
COCHRAN, 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 September 27, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Acuity Lighting Group, Inc., Acuity Brands Lighting
Supply Chain Division, Cochran, Georgia. Workers at the subject
firm produce fluorescent lighting fixtures.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2003 through January through October 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the
production of fluorescent lighting fixtures at the subject firm
shifted from Cochran, Georgia to a country (Mexico) that is a party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production 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 Acuity Lighting Group, Inc., Acuity Brands
Lighting Supply Chain Division, Cochran, Georgia who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September 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 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 October 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance