DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,104
IMATION CORPORATION
(MAGNETIC DATA TAPE CARTRIDGES)
WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA

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 6, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Imation Corporation, Weatherford, Oklahoma. The workers
produce magnetic data tape cartridges for computers.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to a shift in production of magnetic
data tape cartridges to a country (Mexico) that is a 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 investi-
gation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of magnetic data tape
cartridges 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:




"Workers of Imation Corporation, Weatherford, Oklahoma,
engaged in employment related to the production of magnetic
data tape cartridges, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 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 21st day of September, 2007.


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
























DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,104A
IMATION CORPORATION
(3.5 DISKETTE MEDIA FILM)
WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 6, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Imation Corporation, Weatherford, Oklahoma. The workers
produce media film for 3.5 diskettes.
The investigation revealed that Imation Corporation,
Weatherford, Oklahoma, supplies component parts (media film) for
3.5 diskettes, and at least 20% of its overall production or sales
is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 determine that workers of Imation Corporation, 3.5
Diskette Media Film, Weatherford, Oklahoma qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:



"Workers of Imation Corporation, Weatherford, Oklahoma,
engaged in employment related to the production of 3.5
diskette media film, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 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 21st day of September, 2007.


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