DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,533

SELCO, INC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS

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 December 21, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Selco, Inc.,
Austin, Texas. The workers manufacture static shielding bags and
wrist straps. Workers are separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during full year 2005, when compared to full year 2004.


Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
shifted production of static shielding bags and wrist straps to
countries (Mexico and Canada) that are party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 two has
not been met. The skills of the worker group at the subject firm
are easily transferable to other positions in the local area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico and Canada of
articles that are like or directly competitive with static
shielding bags and wrist straps produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"Workers of Selco, Inc., Austin, Texas, engaged in employment
related to the production of static shielding bags and wrist
straps, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 21, 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 workers of Selco, Inc., Austin,
Texas, engaged in employment related to the production of static
shielding bags and wrist straps, 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 3rd day of March, 2006.

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