DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,097

MEDTRONIC, INC.
MEDTRONIC MICROELECTRONICS CENTER
WAFER FAB DEPARTMENT
TEMPE, ARIZONA

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 March 31, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Medtronic,
Inc., Medtronic Microelectronics Center, Wafer Fab Department,
Tempe, Arizona. Workers produce integrated circuits.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Wafer Fab
facility declined from 2006 to 2007 and in January through March
2008 compared with the same period in 2007.
The subject firm is shifting integrated circuit production
at the Wafer Fab to Singapore, a country that is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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.
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 Singapore of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Microelectronics
Center, Wafer Fab Department, Tempe, Arizona, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 27, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 April 2008

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