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TAW-56594  /  DuPont Photomasks, Inc. (Kokomo, IN)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/16/2004
Filed Date: 02/17/2005
Most Recent Update: 03/16/2005
Determination Date: 03/16/2005
Expiration Date: 03/16/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,594

DUPONT PHOTOMASKS INC.
KOKOMO SITE
KOKOMO, INDIANA

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 its 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 February 17, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of DuPont Photomasks Inc., Kokomo Site, Kokomo, Indiana.
The workers at the subject facility produce photomasks.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment
at the subject firm are related to a shift in plant production
to France during the relevant period.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of
photomasks are likely to increase.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to France of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision and those shifted articles are
likely to be imported back into the United States after being
produced in France. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of DuPont Photomasks Inc., Kokomo Site,
Kokomo, Indiana who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 16, 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, DC this 16th day of March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance