DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,064

LUMEND, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES
REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA

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 March 6, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
LuMend, Inc., Redwood City, California. The workers are engaged in
the production of catheters.
The investigation revealed that LuMend, Inc., Redwood City,
California leased workers from Kelly Services to work on-site to
produce catheters.
Employment at the subject plant declined, and the subject firm
shifted plant production of catheters to a country (Mexico) that is
a party to a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
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 addition, 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 conclude 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 at LuMend, Inc.,
Redwood City, California. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of LuMend, Inc., Redwood City, California,
including on-site leased workers of Kelly Services, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 1, 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 11th day of April, 2007.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance