DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,099

CARBOMEDICS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDARY OF SORIN GROUP USA
AUSTIN, TEXAS

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 September 5, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of CarboMedics Incorporated, A subsidiary of Sorin Group
USA, Austin, Texas, producing mechanical heart valves.
The workers of the subject firm have received a previous
certification (TA-W-57,869) that expired on September 19, 2007.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of mechanic
heart valves to a country (Canada) 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 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
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with mechanical heart valves
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of CarboMedics Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Sorin Group USA, Austin, Texas, engaged in the production
of FOF gaskets, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 20, 2007, 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 September 2007

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