DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,451

POWEREX, INC.
YOUNGWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended Notice of Revised Determination
On Reconsideration

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Revised
Determination on Reconsideration on April 17, 2003, applicable to
workers of Powerex, Inc, Youngwood, Pennsylvania. The notice
will be published soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce semiconductor products (thyristors and rectifiers).
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-37,447, issued on June 16, 2000, for workers of Powerex,
Inc., Youngwood, Pennsylvania who were engaged in employment
related to the production of semiconductor products (thyristors
and rectifiers). That certification expired June 16, 2002. To
avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the revised
determination is being amended to change the impact date from
March 8, 2002 to June 17, 2002, for workers of the subject firm.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-41,451 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Powerex, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 17, 2002, through April 17, 2005, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 29th day of April, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


Corrected
4/29/2003 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,451

POWEREX, INC.
YOUNGWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA

Notice of Revised Determination
on Reconsideration

By application of December 5, 2002, the company requested administrative reconsideration
regarding the Department’s Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm.
The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination issued on November 4, 2002,
based on the finding that imports of rectifiers and thyristors did not contribute importantly to
worker separations at the subject firm plant. The denial notice was published in the Federal
Register on November 22, 2002 (67 FR 70460).
To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied additional information
to supplement that which was gathered during the initial investigation. Upon further review and
contact with two major declining customers, it was revealed that these customers either increased
their imports absolutely or increased their reliance on imports of like or directly competitive
products in the relevant period.


Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I conclude that
increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with those produced at Powerex,
Youngwood, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or production and to
the total or partial separation of workers at the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Powerex, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 17, 2002 through two years from the date of
this certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 17th day of April 2003.


________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance