DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,410

AMETEK, U.S. GAUGE DIVISION
BARTOW, FLORIDA

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), as amended, 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 on June 20, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
AMETEK, U.S. Gauge Division, Bartow, Florida. The workers produce
gauges.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment assistance on May 6, 2003 (TA-W-50,674); that
certification expired on May 6, 2005.
The investigation revealed that employment decreased in
January through June 2005 compared with the same period one year
earlier.
A shift in production from the subject facility to a foreign
country (China) occurred during the period of investigation, and
layoffs at the subject plant are occurring as a result of this
shift in production. Company imports of gauges increased in the
relevant period.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of AMETEK, U.S. Gauge Division, Bartow, Florida who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 7, 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 1st day of August, 2005.

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