DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,803

SILVERED ELECTRONIC MICA COMPANY, INC.
WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT

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 March 23, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Silvered Electronic Mica Company, Inc., Willimantic, Connecticut.
The workers produce electronic mica capacitors.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on April 11, 2003 (TA-W-51,413). That
certification expires April 11, 2005.
This investigation revealed employment at the subject firm
declined as the subject plant closed in March, 2005.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm shifted
production of electronic mica capacitors to a country (Mexico) that
is party to a free trade agreement with the United States, and also
shifted production to India during the relevant period. Increased
imports from these countries are anticipated.
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 addition, 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 Mexico and India of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely
to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Silvered Electronic Mica Company, Inc.,
Willimantic, Connecticut who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 12, 2005 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 8th day of April 2005

/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance