DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,461

TERADYNE, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS AMPHENOL TCS
A DIVISION OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
CONNECTORS AND BACKPLANE ASSEMBLIES FACILITY
INCLUDING LESED WOKRERS OF MICROTECH STAFFING GROUP,
TAC WORLDWIDE AND TECHNICAL NEEDS
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE

TA-W-56,461A

TERADYNE, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS AMPHENOL TCS
A DIVISION OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FACILITY
INCLUDING LESED WOKRERS OF MICROTECH STAFFING GROUP,
TAC WORLDWIDE AND TECHNICAL NEEDS
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE


Amended 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 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, (26 USC 2813),
as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 10, 2005,
applicable to workers of Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne Connection
Systems (TCS), Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility and the
Printed Circuit Board Facility, including leased workers of
Microtech Staffing Group, TAC Worldwide, and Technical Needs,
Nashua, New Hampshire. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16848-16849).
At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers at
the Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility produce connectors
and back plane assemblies; they are not separately identifiable by
articles produced. Workers of the Printed Circuit Board Facility
produce printed circuit boards.
The subject firm originally named Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne
Connection Systems (TCS), was renamed Teradyne, Inc., Amphenol TCS,
A Division of Amphenol Corporation on December 1, 2005 due to a
change in ownership. The State agency reports that workers wages
at the subject firm are being reported under the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax account for Teradyne, Inc., currently known as
Amphenol TCS, A Division of Amphenol Corporation, Nashua, New
Hampshire.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to
reflect a change in ownership.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Teradyne, Inc, currently known as Amphenol TCS, A
Division of Amphenol Corporation, Connectors and Backplane
Assemblies Facility and the Printed Circuit Board Facility who were
adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico, Malaysia and
China.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,461 and TA-W-56,461A
are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of Teradyne, Inc., currently known as Amphenol
TCS, A Division of Amphenol Corporation, Connectors and
Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-
56,461), and Teradyne, Inc., currently known as Amphenol TCS,
A Division of Amphenol Corporation, Printed Circuit Board
Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-56,461A) including
leased workers of Microtech Staffing Group, TAC Worldwide, and
Technical Needs engaged in activities related to the
production of connectors and backplane assemblies workers at
the Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua, New
Hampshire (TA-W-56,461) and workers engaged in activities
related to the production of printed circuit boards working at
the Printed Circuit Boards Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire
(TA-W-56,461A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 31, 2004, through March 10,
2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 14th day of December 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

Correction
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR March 21, 2005

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,461

TERADYNE, INC.
TERADYNE CONNECTION SYSTEMS (TCS)
CONNECTORS AND BACKPLANE ASSEMBLIES FACILITY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MICROTECH STAFFING GROUP,
TAC WORLDWIDE, AND TECHNICAL NEEDS
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE

TA-W-56,461A

TERADYNE, INC.
TERADYNE CONNECTION SYSTEMS (TCS)
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FACILITY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MICROTECH STAFFING GROUP,
TAC WORLDWIDE, AND TECHNICAL NEEDS
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 February 2, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce representative on
behalf of workers at Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne Connection Systems
(TCS), Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua, New
Hampshire (TA-W-56,461) and Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne Connections
Systems (TCS), Printed Circuit Board Facility, Nashua, New
Hampshire (TA-W-56,461A).
Workers of the Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility
(TA-W-56,461) produce connectors and back plane assemblies; they
are not separately identifiable by articles produced. Workers of
the Printed Circuit Board Facility (TA-W-56,461A) produce printed
circuit boards.
The investigation revealed that the subject facilities also
leased workers from Microtech Staffing Group, TAC Worldwide, and
Technical Needs to produce connectors, backplane assemblies, and
printed circuit boards.
Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility (TA-W-56,461)
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined from 2003 to 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of connectors and
backplane assemblies to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
Printed Circuit Board Facility (TA-W-56,461A)
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined during the period of January through
February 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The investigation further revealed that the subject facility
increased imports of printed circuit boards during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 Connectors and
Backplane Assemblies Facility (TA-W-56,461) and the Printed Circuit
Boards Facility (TA-W-56,461A) 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne Connection Systems (TCS), Connectors
and Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-
56,461) to Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive
with the connectors and backplane assemblies produced by the
subject facility or subdivision. Moreover, I determine that
increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with
printed circuit boards produced at the Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne
Connection Systems (TCS), Printed Circuit Board Facility, Nashua,
New Hampshire, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-56,461A) contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that facility. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:











"All workers of Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne Connection Systems
(TCS), Connectors and Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua,
New Hampshire (TA-W-56,461), and Teradyne, Inc., Teradyne
Connection Systems (TCS), Printed Circuit Board Facility,
Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-56,461A), including leased workers
of Microtech Staffing Group, TAC Worldwide, and Technical
Needs engaged in activities related to the production of
connectors and backplane assemblies working at the Connectors
and Backplane Assemblies Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-
W-56,461) and workers engaged in activities related to the
production of printed circuit boards working at the Printed
Circuit Boards Facility, Nashua, New Hampshire (TA-W-56,461A)
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 31, 2004 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 March 2005

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance