DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,806

AMETEK
SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS UNIT DIVISION
BARTOW, FLORIDA

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 February 6, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Ametek, Sensor Technologies Business Unit Division,
Bartow, Florida. The workers were engaged in production of medical
gauges and performed distribution activities.
The workers of subject firm were previously certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under petition TA-W-57,410,
which expired on August 1, 2007.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of medical gauges from 2006 to 2007.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with medical gauges produced by
Ametek, Sensor Technologies Business Unit Division, Bartow,
Florida, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Ametek, Sensor Technologies Business Unit
Division, Bartow, Florida, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 2, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of February 2008

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