DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,796

GREATBATCH HITTMAN, INC.
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SUPERIOR TECHNICAL
RESOURCES, SWIFT STAFFING, KELLY SERVICES, ANCHOR TECHNICAL
STAFFING, AND AEROTEK
COLUMBIA, 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, 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 July 2, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
of Greatbatch Hittman, Inc., Medical Solutions Division,
Columbia, Maryland. The workers produce components for
implantable medical devices.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Superior Technical Resources, Swift Staffing, Kelly Services,
Anchor Technical Staffing, and Aerotek.
A significant number or proportion of workers at the
subject firm are threatened to become separated from employment.
The subject firm is shifting production of components for
implantable medical devices to Mexico, a country that is 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 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 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 by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Greatbatch Hittman, Inc., Medical Solutions
Division, including on-site leased workers of Superior
Technical Resources, Swift Staffing, Kelly Services, Anchor
Technical Staffing, and Aerotek, Columbia, Maryland, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 29, 2006 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 17th day of July 2007


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