DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,768

YOUNGER MANUFACTURING CO.
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 August 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the state of California on
behalf of workers of Younger Manufacturing Co., Torrance,
California. The workers produce semi-finished hard resin
optical lenses and are separately identifiable.

The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in production of semi-
finished hard resin optical lenses to Mexico, a country party to
a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the
Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable in the local
commuting area.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable in the local commuting area.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from Younger Manufacturing Co., Torrance, California to Mexico
of articles that are like or directly competitive with semi-
finished hard resin optical lenses produced by that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"Workers of Younger Manufacturing Co., Torrance,
California, engaged in employment related to the production
of semi-finished hard resin optical lenses, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 12, 2004, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;" and
I further determine that workers of Younger Manufacturing
Co., Torrance, California, engaged in employment related to the
production of semi-finished hard resin optical lenses are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 as amended.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 13th day of September, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance