DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,590

IMATION CORPORATION
CONSUMER-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
OAKDALE, MINNESOTA

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 15, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Imation Corporation, Consumer-Research and
Development Division, Oakdale, Minnesota. The workers were engaged
in employment related to the manufacturing of HD and Blue Ray DVD's
(blank media discs).
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm in the Consumer-Research and Development Division
are related to a shift in production of HD and Blue Ray DVD's
(blank media discs) to Japan, Taiwan, and India. Furthermore,
imports of like or directly competitive articles will increase.
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 Japan, Taiwan, and India
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:
"Workers of Imation Corporation, Consumer-Research and
Development Division, Oakdale, Minnesota, engaged in
employment related to the production of HD and Blue Ray DVD's,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 18, 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 4th day of February 2008


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