DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,442
SOHNEN ENTERPRISES, INC.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

Certification 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.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on June 18, 2001, and filed by on behalf of workers at
Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California. The
petition was filed on behalf of workers producing various consumer
electronics.
Findings of the investigation revealed that sales, production
and employment at the subject plant declined in the relevant time
period.





The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the
subject firm's major customers regarding their purchases of
consumer electronics. The survey revealed the customers are
relying on imported purchases of consumer electronics from abroad.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with consumer electronics produced by
Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California, contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., Santa Fe Springs,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 25, 2000, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of March, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance