DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,165

PANASONIC MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
A DIVISION OF PANASONIC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
SUWANEE, GEORGIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 12, 2005 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Panasonic Mobile
Communication Development, a division of Panasonic Mobile
Communications, Suwanee, Georgia. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the research and development of cellular
telephone base systems. These activities included mechanical
engineering, purchasing and project management.
The investigation revealed that Panasonic Mobile Communication
Development, a division of Panasonic Mobile Communications,
Suwanee, Georgia does not produce an article within the meaning of
Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose
behalf certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be
a relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The workers of
the subject facility do not support a firm or appropriate
subdivision that produces an article domestically and thus the
worker group can not be considered import impacted or affected by a
shift in production of an article.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of Panasonic Mobile
Communication Development, a division of Panasonic Mobile
Communications, Suwanee, Georgia are denied eligibility to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 16th day of June 2005

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