DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,866

STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS

Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration
of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

By letter dated August 15, 2007, a company official of
STMicroelectronics, Inc. requested administrative reconsideration
regarding Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA)
applicable to workers of the subject firm. The negative
determination was signed on August 1, 2007, and was published in
the Federal Register on August 14, 2007 (72 FR 45451).
The workers of STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, Texas
were certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA) on August 1, 2007.
The initial ATAA investigation determined that conditions
within the industry are not adverse.
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided
sufficient information confirming that employment related to
computer and electronic product manufacturing in the state of
Texas has declined in the relevant time period and that the
employment in semiconductor manufacturing is projected to
decrease in the local economy.
Additional investigation has determined that the workers
possess skills that are not easily transferable and that the
conditions within the industry are adverse. A significant number
or proportion of the worker group is age fifty years or over.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following revised determination:
"All workers of STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, Texas,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 23, 2006 through August 1, 2009, are eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 5th day of September, 2007.


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

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,866

STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 24, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, Texas. The workers produce
semiconductor wafers.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production of
semiconductor wafers to a country (Singapore) which 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that conditions within the industry
are not adverse. National employment in the semiconductor and
related devices manufacturing sector increased between May 2006 and
May 2007 and imports for consumption of semiconductors declined
during the same period.


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 Singapore 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 STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, Texas,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 23, 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.”
I further determine that workers of STMicroelectronics, Inc.,
Carrollton, Texas are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 1st day of August 2007


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






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