DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,864

LUMINENT OIC, INC.
D/B/A SOURCE PHOTONICS, INC.
PRODUCTION DIVISION
CHATSWORTH, 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 (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.
This investigation was initiated on August 13, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the California State Workforce
Office on behalf of workers of Luminent OIC, Inc., d/b/a Source
Photonics, Inc., Production Division, Chatsworth, California. The
workers produced fiber optic components. Workers are separately
identifiable from those employed on-site in other divisions at the
Chatsworth facility such as research and development, and
administration.
Employment and production at the Chatsworth, California
facility declined absolutely upon closure of the Production
Department on January 31, 2008.
The subject firm began shifting production of fiber optic
components in 2007.
The subject firm has increased imports of fiber optic
components in 2006, 2007, and in January to June 2008, replacing
production at the subject facility.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those 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 Luminent, OIC, Inc., d/b/a Source Photonics,
Inc., Production Division, Chatsworth, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 11, 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 29th day of August 2008



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