DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,267

GUIDE LOUISIANA, LLC
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF SECURITEX,
OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, CONTINENTAL DESIGN & ENGINEERING,
PRESTIGE TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND GE MANUFACTURING
MONROE, LOUISIANA

Amended Determinations 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 November 17, 2006,
applicable to workers of Guide Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana.
At the request of the State agency representative, the
Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject
firm. New information shows that leased workers of Securitex,
Ouachita Parish School Board, Continental Design & Engineering,
Prestige Technical Services, and GE Manufacturing were employed on-
site at the Monroe, Louisiana location of Guide Corporation.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Securitex, Ouachita
Parish School Board, Continental Design & Engineering, Prestige
Technical Services and GE Manufacturing working on-site at Guide
Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers employed at Guide Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana, who
were involved in production and were adversely affected by
increased customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,267 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Guide Louisiana LLC, including on-site leased
workers of Securitex, Ouachita Parish School Board,
Continental Design & Engineering, Prestige Technical Services
and GE Manufacturing, Monroe, Louisiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 19,
2006, through November 17, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 9th day of February 2007


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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,267

GUIDE LOUISIANA, LLC
MONROE, LOUISIANA

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), 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 October 20, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Guide Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana. The
workers produce exterior automotive lighting systems.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility both declined in January through October 2006
compared with the same period in 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s primary
customer regarding purchases of exterior automotive lighting
systems in 2004, 2005 and January through October 2006. The survey
revealed an increased customer reliance on imports during the
relevant period with expectations of increased imports in the
future.
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.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with exterior automotive lighting
systems produced at Guide Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana,
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 Guide Louisiana LLC, Monroe, Louisiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 19, 2006 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 17th day of November 2006
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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