DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,136

HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY
STORAGE AREA NETWORK DIVISION
BOISE, IDAHO

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on October 14, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hewlett
Packard Company, Storage Area Network Division, Boise, Idaho. The
workers are engaged in the development and testing of disk array
hardware, firmware, and software; and also have customer support
and procurement responsibilities.
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 domestically and there must be a
relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
investigation revealed that although production of an article(s)
occurred within the firm or appropriate subdivision, the Storage
Area Network Division does not support this production. Thus the
worker group can not be considered import impacted or affected by
a shift in production of an article.
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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts in this investigation, I
determine that all workers of Hewlett Packard Company, Storage Area
Network Division, Boise, Idaho are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of October, 2005

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