DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,620

LOHMANN & RAUSCHER INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF LOHMANN & RAUSCHER INTERNATIONAL GMBH & CO KG
BURLINGAME PLANT
BURLINGAME, KANSAS

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 January 2, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Lohmann & Rauscher Incorporated, a subsidiary of Lohmann & Rauscher
International GmbH & Co. KG, Burlingame Plant, Burlingame, Kansas.
The workers produce orthopedic supports and high visibility safety
apparel, for example safety vests and medical back supports. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of orthopedic supports and high visibility
safety apparel to a country (Mexico) that is 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
investigation, I determine that was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with orthopedic supports and high visibility safety
apparel produced by Lohmann & Rauscher Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Lohmann & Rauscher International GmbH & Co. KG, Burlingame
Plant, Burlingame, Kansas. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Lohmann & Rauscher Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Lohmann & Rauscher International GmbH & Co. KG, Burlingame
Plant, Burlingame, Kansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 17, 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 February 2008


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