DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,670

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS USA, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF NXP SEMICONDUCTORS
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK

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 December 15, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc., a subsidiary of NXP
Semiconductors, Hopewell Junction, New York. The workers are
involved in the production of semiconductor wafers.
The investigation revealed that the employment decline at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production to a country
(Singapore) that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 conclude 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 NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc., a subsidiary of
NXP Semiconductors, Hopewell Junction, New York, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 2, 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 23rd day of January 2009


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