DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,738

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
ULTRASOUND DIVISION
A DIVISION OF SIEMENS CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SPHERION
MOUNTAIN VIEW, 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, 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 investigation was initiated on January 25, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Ultrasound
Division, a division of Siemens Corporation, Mountain View,
California. The workers are engaged in the production of
ultrasound systems and transducers.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in production of transducers to Korea. The imports of
these articles will likely increase.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Ultrasound Division, a
division of Siemens Corporation, Mountain View, California also
leased on-site workers from Spherion.
All workers of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.,
Ultrasound Division, a division of Siemens Corporation, Mountain
View, California, were previously certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-58,823.
The certification expired on March 16, 2008.
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Korea of articles that
are like or directly competitive with transducers 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 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.,
Ultrasound Division, a division of Siemens Corporation,
Mountain View, California, including on-site leased workers
from Spherion, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 17, 2008, 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 13th day of March, 2008

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