Correction:
10/13/05
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,835
LANEKO ENGINEERING COMPANY
FORT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-57,835A
LANEKO PRECISION CORPORATION
MONTGOMERYVILLE, 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 (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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 24, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the Machine, Tool & Die Local No.
155 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America
on behalf of workers of Laneko Engineering Company, Ft. Washington,
Pennsylvania and Laneko Precision, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.
The workers of Laneko Engineering produce dies and stampings. The
workers of Laneko Precision produce dies, stamping and CNC machined
parts.
The investigation revealed and that employment and sales at
both facilities declined during January through August 2005 over
the corresponding period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining customer
of the subject facilities regarding its purchases of dies,
stampings, and CNC machined parts in 2003, 2004 and January through
August 2005. This survey revealed increases in customer imports of
dies and stampings during 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with dies and stampings produced by
Laneko Engineering Company, Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, and
Laneko Precision, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Laneko Engineering Company, Ft. Washington,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-57,835), and Laneko Precision,
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-57,835A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 18, 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 4th day of October, 2005


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