DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,454

BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF KIMBERLY-CLARK
POCATELLO, IDAHO

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 workers of the subject firm are certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-58,296,
which expires December 19, 2007.
This investigation revealed that production at the subject
firm ceased in April 2007. While most workers are covered by the
existing certification described above, some workers remain and
will be separated from employment.
There was a shift in production of medical devices and
subassemblies from the workers' firm to a country (Mexico) that is
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 assorted medical
devices and subassemblies 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 Ballard Medical Products, a Subsidiary of
Kimberly-Clark, Pocatello, Idaho, who became totally separated
from employment on December 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 at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of December 2007

/s/Linda G. Poole

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