DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,183
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
CSO DIVISION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 11, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers at
Seagate Technology, CSO Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The
workers were engaged in warranty repair of hard disc drives.
The investigation revealed that the petitioners of Seagate
Technology, CSO Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma do not produce
an article within the meaning of Section 222(3) of the Act. The
Department of Labor has consistently determined that the
performance of services does not constitute production of an
article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
this determination has been upheld in the U. S. Court of Appeals.


Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Seagate Technology, CSO Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
engaged in warranty repair of hard disc drives, are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 28th day of November, 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance