DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,195

KINESIS USA, INC.
PORTLAND, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), 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 October 24, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Kinesis USA, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Workers at the subject firm
manufacture bicycle frames.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm decreased from 2003 to 2004 as well as during the
period of January through September 2005 when compared to the same
period in 2004.
Employment at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through September 2005.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
bicycle frames increased during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bicycle frames produced by
Kinesis USA, Inc., Portland, Oregon, 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 Kinesis USA, Inc., Portland, Oregon, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 13, 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.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 16th day of November 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance