Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,291

PHOTOMETRICS
A DIVISION OF ROPER SCIENTIFIC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO TECHNICAL
TUCSON, ARIZONA

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 October 25, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the State of Arizona on
behalf of workers at Photometrics, a division of Roper
Scientific, Tucson, Arizona. The workers at the subject
firm produce imaging equipment.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm
employs on-site leased workers from Adecco Technical.
The investigation further revealed that employment at
the subject firm declined from January to September 2006 as
compared to the same time period the previous year.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in
the declines in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in production of imaging equipment, to Canada, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm 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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Photometrics, a division of Roper Scientific,
Tucson, Arizona to Canada of articles that are like or directly
competitive with the imaging equipment produced by that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Photometrics, a division of Roper
Scientific, Tucson, Arizona, including on-site leased
workers of Adecco Technical at Photometrics, a division of
Roper Scientific, Tucson, Arizona who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 20,
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 21st day of November, 2006


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