DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,297

MELCOR CORPORATION
THERMAL DIVISION
D/B/A LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 12, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Melcor Corporation, Thermal Division, d/b/a Laird
Technologies, Trenton, New Jersey. The workers are engaged in
the production of thermoelectric devices used in cooling systems
and air condition units.
The investigation determined that production and employment
at the subject firm declined from January through March 2007
when compared to the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
thermoelectric devices increased 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 do not possess skills that are 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 thermoelectric devices
produced by Melcor Corporation, Thermal Division, d/b/a Laird
Technologies, Trenton, New Jersey, 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 Melcor Corporation, Thermal Division, d/b/a
Laird Technologies, Trenton, New Jersey, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after April 5,
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 April, 2007.



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