DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,389

STARKEY LABORATORIES
GLENCOE DIVISION
GLENCOE, MINNESOTA

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 November 9, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Starkey Laboratories, Glencoe Division,
Glencoe, Minnesota. The workers produce hearing aids.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible for
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition TA-W-56,081 which
expired on January 4, 2007.
Employment at the subject firm declined in January through
October 2006, as compared with the same period of 2005. The
investigation revealed that worker separations are expected to
continue.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production to a
country (Mexico), which 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 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 determine 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 Starkey Laboratories, Glencoe Division,
Glencoe, Minnesota, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 5, 2007, 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 11th day of January 2007.


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