Corrected
12/15/05

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,211

FISHER TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.
LANSDOWNE, MARYLAND

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 company official on behalf of
workers at Fisher Technical Development, Inc., Lansdowne, Maryland.
The workers manufacture getters for a digital micro mirror device.
Workers are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined in January through
September 2005, when compared to the same period of 2004.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm’s sole customer regarding their purchases of getters in 2003,
2004, and January through September 2005. This survey revealed an
increase in imports of getters 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program
that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion number one has
not been met. A significant number of workers in the workers’ firm
are not 50 years of age or older.






Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with getters produced at Fisher
Technical Development, Inc., Lansdowne, Maryland 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 Fisher Technical Development, Inc., Lansdowne,
Maryland 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Fisher Technical
Development, Inc., Lansdowne, Maryland are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of November 2005.



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