DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,971

MAR/TRON INCORPORATED
FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS

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 August 29, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency
representative on behalf of the workers of Mar/Tron
Incorporated, Flippin, Arkansas. The workers are engaged in
the production of wiring harness assemblies.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined in January through July 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
wiring harness assemblies. The surveys revealed that
customers increased import purchases of wiring harness
assemblies during the relevant period.
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 firm 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 determine that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the wiring
harness assemblies produced by Mar/Tron Incorporated,
Flippin, Arkansas, 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 Mar/Tron Incorporated, Flippin,
Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 28, 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 Mar/Tron
Incorporated, Flippin, Arkansas, 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 25th day of September 2006


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