DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,115

AMPHENOL PRECISION CABLE MANUFACTURING
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PRIME TIME STAFFING AND STAFF
WORKS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ROCKWALL, TEXAS

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 October 12, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Amphenol
Precision Cable Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, Rockwall, Texas. The workers produce cable and wire
assemblies.
The subject firm leased on-site workers from Prime Time
Staffing and Staff Works Employment Services.
The investigation revealed employment declined during January
through September 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004.
The subject firm increased the amount of production shifted to
a country (Mexico) that has a trade beneficiary agreement with the
United States 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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Amphenol Precision Cable Manufacturing, a
subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, Rockwall, Texas, including
on-site leased workers of Prime Time Staffing and Staff Works
Employment Services, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 10, 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 25th day of October 2005

/s/ Richard Church


______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance