DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,417

LASER TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES, INC.
A DIVISON OF MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK COMMERCIAL STAFFING
EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA

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, 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 18, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Laser Technologies & Services, Inc., a division of Mitsubishi
Chemical America, Exton, Pennsylvania. The workers of the subject
facility remanufacture toner cartridges.
The subject worker group includes onsite leased workers of
Aerotek Commercial Staffing.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility all will decline absolutely upon
the facility's shutdown, scheduled for June 30, 2006.
The subject facility is shifting remanufacturing operations to
an affiliate in Mexico. The shift has already begun. 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 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 two has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
facility possess skills that are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.
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 Laser Technologies & Services, Inc., a
division of Mitsubishi Chemical America, including onsite
leased workers of Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Exton,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 17, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Laser Technologies &
Services, Inc., a division of Mitsubishi Chemical America,
including onsite leased workers of Aerotek Commercial
Staffing, Exton, Pennsylvania 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 16th day of June 2006

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance