DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,261

ALLIANCE CONSULTING GROUP ASSOCIATES INC.
CORPORATE OFFICE AND OPERATIONS GROUP
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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 November 4, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Alliance
Consulting Group Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The workers in the Corporate Office and Operations Group
performed work related to accounts payable, billing, payroll,
and information technology.
The investigation revealed that Alliance Consulting Group
Associates, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, does not produce
an article within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act.
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 and there must
be a relationship between the workers' work and the article
produced by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
corporate office and operations group workers described above do
not support a firm or appropriate subdivision that produces an
article domestically and 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 assistance (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, I determine that all workers of
Alliance Consulting Group Associates, Inc., Corporate Office and
Operations Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of December, 2005.


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