DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,210

TOOLING SCIENCE, INC.
MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA

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 October 26, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Tooling Science, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota.
The workers produce die cast and plastic molding.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined during the period of January through
September 2005, when compared to the same time period in 2004.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm’s major declining customers regarding their purchases of die
cast and plastic molding in 2003, 2004, and January through
September 2005. These surveys revealed an increase in imports of
die cast and plastic molding during the period under
investigation.
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 die cast and plastic molding
produced by Tooling Science, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota,
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 Tooling Science, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 25, 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 6th day of December 2005.

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