Correction---1/26/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,877

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS
ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS AT MAXTOR CORPORATION
LONGMONT, COLORADO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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.
The investigation was initiated on October 27, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a state representative on behalf of
workers of Electronic Data Systems, on-site leased workers at
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, Colorado. The workers performed on-
site IT services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Electronic Data
Systems were contracted to Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, Colorado
to provide IT Services on-site until December 31, 2004. Workers of
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, Colorado were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-
50,725, which expires on March 12, 2005.
The investigation also revealed that employment of the
Electronic Data Systems workers declined as a result of the
elimination of production work at Maxtor Corporation, Longmont,
Colorado due to a shift of production to Singapore.
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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the disk drives produced by
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, Colorado contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers employed by Electronic Data Systems working at Maxtor
Corporation, Longmont, Colorado who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 21,
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 10th day of January 2005


/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance