DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,556

HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ACTION STAFFING (AMERICAN SERVICES)
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), 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 February 16, 2007,
applicable to workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.,
including on-site leased workers of Action Staffing, Greenville,
South Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on February 27, 2007 (72 FR 8795).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of projection tubes for
televisions.
New information provided by the subject firm, shows that
American Services is the parent company of the leasing firm,
Action Staffing. Leased workers separated from employment at the
subject firm had their wages reported under the unemployment
insurance (UI) tax account for American Services.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. who were
adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,556 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Action Staffing,
American Services, Greenville, South Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 25, 2006, through February 16,
2009, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 16th day of April 2007.



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



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,556

HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ACTION STAFFING
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 7, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc., Greenville,
South Carolina. The workers are engaged in the production of
projection tubes for televisions.
Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc., Greenville, South
Carolina supplies projection tubes and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of televisions whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the
separation or threat of separation of workers at Hitachi Electronic
Devices (USA), Inc., Greenville, South Carolina.
Through further investigation, Hitachi Electronic Devices
(USA), Inc., Greenville, South Carolina also leased workers from
Action Staffing.
It has also been determined that workers of the subject
facility were covered under a previous certification (TA-W-55,883),
that expired on November 24, 2006.
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 workers of Hitachi Electronic
Devices (USA), Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:



“All workers of Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.,
Greenville, South Carolina including onsite leased workers
from Action Staffing, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 25, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of February, 2007

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



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