[flexcomponents]How do I get a reference to component from within a class

[dorkie dork from dorktown]

How do I get a reference to a component instance from within a class?

                /**
                 * Dispatches a creation complete event for html elements
                 */
                public static function onHTMLCreationComplete(id:String):void
                {
                        trace("in Manager")
                        if (Application.application.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
                                trace(" has property " + id)
                        Application[id].dispatchEvent(new 
Event("htmlCreationComplete"));
                        }
                }

I'm trying to have my manager class dispatch an event on a component
instance. Maybe this is the wrong approach??