DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,390

SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION
ALSO KNOWN AS SUMCO USA
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
KELLY SERVICES
SALEM, OREGON

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August
16, 2002, applicable to workers of Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon
Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA, Salem, Oregon. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2002 (67
FR 57452).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the company shows that temporary workers of Kelly
Services were employed at Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon
Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA, to produce silicon wafers
at the Salem, Oregon location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of Kelly Services,
Salem, Oregon working at Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation,
also known as SUMCO USA, Salem, Oregon.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation, also
known as SUMCO USA, who were adversely affected by increased
imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-41,390 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon
Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA, Salem, Oregon,
including temporary workers of Kelly Services, Salem,
Oregon producing silicon wafers at Sumitomo Mitsubishi
Silicon Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA, Salem,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 16, 2001, through August
16, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 4th day of August 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,390

SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORPORATION
ALSO KNOWN AS SUMCO USA
SALEM, OREGON

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 April 22, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at
Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA,
Salem, Oregon. The workers produce silicon wafers.


The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely from 2000 to
2001, and again in January through March of 2002 when compared with
the same period in 2001.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of silicon wafers. This survey
revealed increases in imports of silicon wafers during the period
under investigation.
A petition for eligibility to apply for NAFTA-Transitional
Adjustment Assistance has been filed on behalf of workers at the
subject firm (NAFTA-6060).


















Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with silicon wafers produced at
Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation, also known as SUMCO USA,
Salem, Oregon, 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 Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation, also
known as SUMCO USA, Salem, Oregon engaged in employment
related to the production of silicon wafers, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 16, 2001, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of August, 2002.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance