DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,758

CREDENCE SPEAKERS, INC.
KEVIL, KENTUCKY

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 June 28, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Credence Speakers,
Inc., Kevil, Kentucky. The workers at the subject firm produce
audio speakers.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and employ-
ment at the Kevil, Kentucky plant declined in the relevant period.


The United States Department of Labor surveyed the sole major
customer of the subject firm regarding its purchases of audio
speakers in 2006 compared with 2005, and in January through June
2007 compared with the same period in 2006. The survey revealed
that the respondent reported an increased reliance on imported
audio speakers in both relevant periods.
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 audio
speakers like or directly competitive with audio speakers produced
at Credence Speakers, Inc., Kevil, Kentucky, 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 Credence Speakers, Inc., Kevil, Kentucky, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 21, 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 July, 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance