DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,895

II-VI INCORPORATED
INFRARED OPTICS-SAXONBURG DIVISION
SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

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.
The investigation was initiated on January 14, 2009 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of II-VI Incorporated,
Infrared Optics-Saxonburg Division, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. The
workers produce optical lenses and cut copper. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and employment
at the subject firm declined in the first half of fiscal 2009 compared
with the same period in fiscal 2008.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm increased
its reliance on company imports of products like those manufactured at
the Saxonburg facility in the above periods. The increased reliance on
imports contributed importantly to the declines in production and
employment at the plant.
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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with optical lenses and cut copper produced at II-VI
Incorporated, Infrared Optics-Saxonburg Division, Saxonburg,
Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of II-VI Incorporated, Infrared Optics-Saxonburg
Division, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 9, 2008
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 26th day of January 2009


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