DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,062

FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY LLC
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DIVISION
A DIVISION OF FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA

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 April 27, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Fisher Scientific Company LLC, Laboratory Equipment Division, a
division of Fisher Scientific International, Inc., Indiana,
Pennsylvania. The workers produce laboratory equipment.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined from 2004 to March of 2005.
The subject facility is presently shifting production to
foreign countries.
Furthermore, imports of laboratory equipment by the subject
facility are expected 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 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 China and Malaysia 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 Fisher Scientific Company LLC, Laboratory
Equipment Division, a division of Fisher Scientific
International, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after April 26,
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 6th day of June 2005


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINGA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance