DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,217

KYOCERA WIRELESS CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER STAFFING SERVICES
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

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, 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 December 15, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Kyocera Wireless Corporation, a subsidiary of Kyocera
International, San Diego, California. The workers at the subject
facility produce wireless telephones. The subject facility leases
workers from Manpower Temporary Services.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of wireless telephones
to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
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 with the workers' industry (i.e.,
conditions with the industry are adverse).

The Department has concluded that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
possess skills that are easily transferable.
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 Kyocera Wireless Corporation, a subsidiary of
Kyocera International, including leased workers of Manpower
Temporary Services, San Diego, California who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after December
12, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Kyocera Wireless
Corporation, a subsidiary of Kyocera International, including
leased workers of Manpower Temporary Services, San Diego,
California are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of January 2005


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance