DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,496
GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
DIE CAST DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SPHERION
EAST FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-62,496A
GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
SHEET METAL DEPARTMENT
EAST FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-62,496B
GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
BALLAST DEPARTMENT
EAST FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-62,496C
GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.
NATCO DEPARTMENT
EAST FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA

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 November 27, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of GE Lighting
Systems, Inc., East Flat Rock, North Carolina. The workers produce
outdoor lighting fixtures.
The worker group also includes leased workers of Spherion
working on site.
Workers in the departments listed at the top of this document
are engaged in employment related to the production of components.
They are separately identifiable from other workers at the subject
facility who are engaged in assembly, painting, and warehousing.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of component parts for outdoor lighting fixtures abroad,
and subsequently importing those products into the United States.
Persons working in the Die Cast, Sheet Metal, Ballast, and NATCO
Departments have been adversely affected by the imports of
component parts, and this certification is limited to these
workers.
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 China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, 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 GE Lighting Systems, Inc., Die Cast Department
(TA-W-62,496), Sheet Metal Department (TA-W-62,496A), Ballast
Department (TA-W-62,496B), and NATCO Department (TA-W-
62,496C), including on-site leased workers of Spherion, East
Flat Rock, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 20, 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 14th day of December 2007

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance