DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,102
PPD DEVELOPMENT, LLC
MORRISVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-82,102A
PPD DEVELOPMENT, LLC
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;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have
contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 22, 2012 on behalf of workers of PPD
Development, LLC, Morrisville, North Carolina (TA-W-82,102)
and PPD Development, LLC, Austin, Texas (TA-W-82,102A). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the supply
of contract research services for pharmaceutical,
biotechnical, medical device, academic and government
organizations. Specifically, workers supply information
technology (IT) support, data center, access management,
communications, and global technological services in support
of the firm's contract research services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country activities related to
the supply of a services like or directly competitive with the
activities related to the service supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations at
PPD.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of PPD Development,
LLC, Morrisville, North Carolina (TA-W-82,102) and PPD
Development, LLC, Austin, Texas (TA-W-82,102A), who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of contract
research services 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 PPD Development, LLC, Morrisville, North
Carolina (TA-W-82,102) and PPD Development, LLC, Austin,
Texas (TA-W-82,102A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 17, 2011
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 7th day of November, 2012.


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