A.

A worker may receive basic
TRA for up to 52 weeks. A
worker 60 years of age or older at
the time of separation may receive
up to 26 additional weeks of allow-
ances. A worker enrolled in or ap-
proved for training may receive up
to 26 additional weeks of allowances
in order to complete training, pro-
vided the worker applied for such
training within 180 days after becom-
ing eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance or becoming unemployed
or underemployed, whichever is
later. In no event may an individual
receive more than 78 weeks of

allowances.

Q.

Who is eligible for training
and what kind of training can
eligible workers receive?

Appropriate training may be
authorized for workers who
must acquire a new skill or upgrade
their current skills in order to be-
come suitably reemployed. Training
may be either technical or profes-
sional in nature. While institutional
training involving formal classroom
instruction is available, an emphasis
is placed upon on-the-job training,
which combines instruction with
practical experience. The vocational
skills and interests of the individual
as well as the employment needs of
the community will influence what
form the training will take.

Q.

What is a job search

allowance?

A. A job search allowance con

sists of reimbursement for
expenses incurred by a worker in
seeking suitable reemployment. An
unemployed worker may be certified
eligible for a job seach allowance if
he or she is seeking employment
within the United States and cannot
be reasonably expected to find satis-
factory employment within the com-
muting area. Reimbursements are for
80 percent of the worker's necessary
job search expenses, not to exceed
$500. An application for a job search
allowance must be filed within one
year of a worker's last total or partial
separation or within a reasonable
period after completion of training
approved under the adjustment
assistance program.

A.

A relocation allowance con-
sists of reimbursement to a
worker for expenses incurred in
moving to another locality to obtain
employment. An unemployed worker
who is unable to find suitable em-
ployment within the commuting area
may be certified to receive an allow-
ance to cover 80 percent of reason-
able and necessary moving expenses
plus a lump sum (up to $500) equal
to three times the worker's average
weekly wage. To be eligible for a
relocation allowance a worker must
have obtained suitable permanent
employment within the United States
or a bona fide offer of such employ-
ment.

What types of information should be included on a petition for adjustment assistance?

A.

A petition for adjustment as-
sistance must include identi-
fication of (1) the petitioners; (2) the
group of workers on whose behalf
the petition is filed; (3) the workers'
employer; (4) the approximate date
the workers' total or partial unem-
ployment began and continued, or
threatened to begin, and the approxi-
mate number of workers affected;
and (5) the articles produced by the
workers' firm and the imported arti-
cles concerned. A petition should
also include a statement of reasons
for believing that increased imports
of such articles contributed impor-
tantly to the workers' unemployment
and to the decline in sales or pro-
duction of the firm or subdivision.

A.

What is the appropriate subdivision?

The appropriate subdivision is

The impact date is the earliest A The appropriate subdivision is

date on which separations

from the firm or subdivision are at-
tributable to increased imports. The
termination date is the date after
which separations are no longer
attributable to increased imports.

that part of the firm or plant in
which workers lost their jobs as a
result of competitive imports. Desig-
nation of the appropriate subdivision
serves to clearly identify the workers
covered by a certification in cases
where a firm or plant manufactures
more than one product.