DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,869

TELEPLAN INTERNATIONAL
NORCROSS, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 October 27, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Teleplan International, Norcross, Georgia. The workers
at the subject firm produce printers, fusers and circuit boards;
they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined in January through October of 2004 when compared to the
same time frame in 2003.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted production of their
printers, fusers and circuit boards to a country (Mexico) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States 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 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 Teleplan International, Norcross, Georgia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 9th day of November 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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