DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,856

THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD COMPANY
TROJAN EXPLOSIVES PLANT
BOOSTER - UTAH DIVISION
SPANISH FORK, UTAH

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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 16, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of The Ensign-Bickford Company, Trojan Explosives Plant,
Booster - Utah Division, Spanish Fork, Utah. Workers at the subject
firm produce explosive cast boosters.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased from 2004 to 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that explosive cast
booster production shifted from the subject firm in Spanish Fork,
Utah, to a country (Mexico) that is a 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.
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 firms are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firms' or subdivisions to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firms or subdivisions. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of The Ensign-Bickford Company, Trojan Explosives
Plant, Booster - Utah Division, Spanish Fork, Utah, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 15, 2005 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 28th day of February 2006

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