DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,252

LSI CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM THE ARNOLD GROUP, SPHERION,
VOLT, AND STAFFMARK
WICHITA, 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, 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 April 25, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
LSI Corporation, Wichita, Kansas. The workers produce computer
storage systems. The worker group includes on-site leased workers
from the Arnold Group, Spherion, Volt, and Staffmark.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Wichita facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006. Further
declines are anticipated in 2008.
In early 2008 the subject firm started phasing out domestic
operations at the Wichita facility and shifting production of
computer storage systems to Mexico. The shift in production is
scheduled to be completed in July 2008. Computer storage systems
produced in Mexico are destined for sale in the U.S. market.
In addition, 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 Mexico 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 LSI Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from the Arnold Group, Spherion, Volt, and Staffmark,
Wichita, Kansas, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 24, 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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of May 2008


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