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TAW-73126  /  Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., (FSL) (Austin, TX)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 12/11/2008
Filed Date: 12/18/2009
Most Recent Update: 09/21/2010
Determination Date: 09/21/2010
Expiration Date: 09/21/2012

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-73,126

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., (FSL)
CELLULAR PRODUCTS GROUP (CPG)
CELLULAR PRODUCTS DIVISION (CPD)
AUSTIN, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 18, 2009 on behalf of workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group (CPG),
Cellular Products Division (CPD), Austin, Texas. Workers at
the subject firm are engaged in activities related to the
production of semiconductor chips for cellular communication
devices. The workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation further revealed that workers of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group
(CPG), Cellular Products Division (CPD) who are engaged in
employment related to the production of semiconductor chips for
cellular communication devices meet the criteria for
certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated during the relevant
period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of semiconductor chips for cellular
communication devices by the subject firm decreased during the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with semiconductor chips
for cellular communication devices produced by Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group (CPG),
Cellular Products Division (CPD) have increased. Specifically,
the Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding their purchases of
semiconductor chips for cellular communication devices during
the relevant period. The survey revealed increased customer
reliance on imported semiconductor chips for cellular
communication devices.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports of semiconductor chips for cellular
communication devices by customers of Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group (CPG), Cellular Products
Division (CPD) contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group (CPG),
Cellular Products Division (CPD).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Cellular Products Group (CPG),
Cellular Products Division (CPD), Austin, Texas, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of semiconductor
chips for cellular communication devices meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL),
Cellular Products Group (CPG), Cellular Products Division
(CPD), Austin, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 11, 2008,
through two years from the date of certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 21st day of September 2010


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance