DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,058

VISHAY RESISTIVE SYSTEMS
A SUBSIDIARY OF VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND

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 March 5, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Vishay Resistive Systems, A subsidiary of Vishay
Intertechnology, Hagerstown, Maryland. The workers produce
electric resistors. In particular they produce rheostats
and metal film resistors.
The investigation revealed that employment and
production decreased in full year 2006 compared to the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding purchases of rheostats
and hermetic/metal film resistors in 2005, 2006, and
January through February 2007. The survey revealed
increased import purchases 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.
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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with rheostats and
hermetic/metal film resistors produced by Vishay Resistive
Systems, A subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology,
Hagerstown, Maryland, 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 Vishay Resistive Systems, A subsidiary
of Vishay Intertechnology, Hagerstown, Maryland, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 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 30th day of March 2007.

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