DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,197

AVAIL MEDICAL PRODUCTS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS HORIZON MEDICAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF FLEXTRONICS MEDICAL
SANTA ANA, 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, 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 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Avail Medical Products, formerly known as Horizon
Medical, a subsidiary of Flextronics Medical, Santa Ana,
California. Workers at the subject firm manufacture sterile
medical devices, such as skin staplers and canisters. Workers are
not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through September 2008, when
compared to the same time period in 2007.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted a portion of the
production of sterile medical devices to a country (Mexico) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 has been 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 Avail Medical Products, formerly known as
Horizon Medical, a subsidiary of Flextronics Medical, Santa
Ana, California, who became totally separated from employment
on or after October 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of November 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance