UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,053

AMPHENOL SPECTRA-STRIP

A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION

INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER

AMPHENOL CORPORATION

HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("the Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

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, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

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

(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision 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 or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated September 3, 2021 and
filed on September 7, 2021 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf
of former workers of Amphenol Spectra-Strip, a subsidiary of
Amphenol Corporation, Hamden, Connecticut (hereafter referred to
as the "Amphenol Spectra-Strip"). The group also consists of
workers whose wages were reported under Amphenol Corporation.

In accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is
defined as, ""¦inclusive of teleworkers and staffed workers."

The petition group is engaged in activities related to the
production of cable and wire used to produce high-speed copper
cables assemblies.

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to, "Petition #94044 expired in January 2021.
Workers from the same group continue to be laid off on or after
the expiration date. Work previously done in Hamden being done in
China."

The group of workers was certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance under petition number TA-W-94,044 and
expired on January 4, 2021.

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner(s), the workers' firm,
and other relevant sources.

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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of cable and wire by Amphenol Spectra-Strip
have decreased absolutely.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by Amphenol Spectra-Strip have increased.

Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Amphenol Spectra-
Strip.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
("ATAA") for older workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older.

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the workers
in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.

Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Amphenol Spectra-Strip,
a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, including workers whose
wages were reported under Amphenol Corporation, Hamden,
Connecticut, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of cable and wire meet the worker group certification
criteria under 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 Amphenol Spectra-Strip, a subsidiary of
Amphenol Corporation, including workers whose wages were
reported under Amphenol Corporation, Hamden, Connecticut, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 5, 2021, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 7th day of January, 2022



/s/ Hope D. Kinglock
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HOPE D. KINGLOCK

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance