DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,766

ROCON MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

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 October 22, 2010, on behalf of workers of Rocon
Manufacturing Corporation, Rochester, New York. The workers
produced machined castings.
The investigation revealed that workers of Rocon
Manufacturing Corporation, who were engaged in employment
related to production of machined castings, meet the criteria
for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of the workers have been separated during the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of machined castings by Rocon Manufacturing have
decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with machined
castings produced by Rocon Manufacturing Corporation have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Rocon Manufacturing Corporation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Rocon Manufacturing
Corporation, Rochester, New York, who were engaged in employment
related to production of machined castings, 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 Rocon Manufacturing Corporation, Rochester,
New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 12, 2009, 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 January, 2011

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance