DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,401

ACCUTECH MOLD AND ENGINEERING
LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA

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 November 23, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Accutech Mold and Engineering, Little Falls,
Minnesota. The workers of the subject firm produce plastic
injection molds.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined in January through November 2005, when
compared with the same time period of 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customers regarding purchases of plastic injection molds in 2003,
2004 and in January through October 2005. The survey revealed
increased customer imports during the relevant period.
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.
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 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers possess skills
that are easily transferable.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with plastic injection molds produced
by Accutech Mold and Engineering, Little Falls, 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 Accutech Mold and Engineering, Little Falls,
Minnesota who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 22, 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
I further determine that all workers of Accutech Mold and
Engineering, Little Falls, Minnesota, 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 6th day of January 2006


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