DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,159

PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA
A DIVISION OF PANASONIC NORTH AMERICA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM I-TECH AND TALENT TREE
PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA

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 October 2, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Panasonic Automotive System Company of America, a
division of Panasonic North America, Peachtree City, Georgia.
The workers produce automotive electronics, including audio
system equipment. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from I-
Tech and Talent Tree.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Peachtree
City facility declined in January through September 2008
compared with the same period in 2007.
The subject firm is currently shifting automotive
electronics production at Peachtree City to Mexico, 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 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 Panasonic Automotive System Company of
America, a division of Panasonic North America, including
on-site leased workers from I-Tech and Talent Tree,
Peachtree City, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 22, 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 19th day of November 2008

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