Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,142

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 13, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Powerwave
Technologies Incorporated, El Dorado Hills, California. The workers
produce power amplifier prototypes for the wireless
telecommunications industry.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of power amplifier prototypes to Thailand. The
investigation further revealed that the subject firm increased
imports of power amplifier prototypes to 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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Thailand of articles like or
directly competitive with power amplifier prototypes produced by
Powerwave Technologies Incorporated, El Dorado Hills, California,
and there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
like or directly competitive articles. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Powerwave Technologies Incorporated, El Dorado
Hills, California, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 6, 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 5th day of October 2007



______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance