DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,329

OPTICAL ELECTRO FORMING
A DIVISION OF ORACLE LENS MANUFACTURING,
SOLA INTERNATIONAL
and
CARL ZEISS VISION
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

Amended 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 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 1, 2006,
applicable to workers of Optical Electro Forming, a division of
Oracle Lenses, Clearwater, Florida. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on June 22, 2006 (71 FR 35949).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of optical molds and inserts.
New information shows that Optical Electro Forming is a
division of Oracle Lens Manufacturing, a division of SOLA
International, in turn a division of Carl Zeiss Vision. Workers
separated from employment at the subject firm had their wages
reported under four separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax
accounts: Optical Electro Forming, Oracle Lens Manufacturing,
SOLA International, and Carl Zeiss Vision.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Optical Electro Forming and its parent companies,
Clearwater, Florida, who were adversely affected by a shift in
production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,329 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Optical Electro Forming, a division of
Oracle Lens Manufacturing, SOLA International and Carl
Zeiss Vision, Clearwater, Florida, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May
2, 2005, through June 1, 2008, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 19th day of December 2006

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,329

OPTICAL ELECTRO FORMING
A DIVISION OF ORACLE LENSES
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

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 May 4, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Optical Electro Forming, a division of Oracle Lenses,
Clearwater, Florida. The workers produce optical molds and
inserts.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility will decline absolutely upon the facility’s
shutdown scheduled for June 30, 2006.
The subject firm is shifting all production of optical molds
and inserts to Mexico upon the facility’s shutdown. Mexico 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 addition, 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 firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:


"All workers of Optical Electro Forming, a division of Oracle
Lenses, Clearwater, Florida who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 2, 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 1st day of June 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance








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