DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,264

SANMINA-SCI USA, INC.
BACKPLANES DIVISION
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS


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 April 9, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency on behalf of workers at
Sanmina-SCI USA, Inc., Backplanes Division, Woburn, Massachusetts.
The workers are engaged in the production of backplanes.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined during the relevant period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm shifted
production of specialty metal products 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 of
backplanes from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
at Sanmina-SCI USA, Inc., Backplanes Division, Woburn,
Massachusetts. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:

"All workers of Sanmina-SCI USA, Inc., Backplanes Division,
Woburn, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 6, 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 20th day of April, 2007.

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