DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,043

HONEYWELL AIRFRAME SYSTEMS
TORRANCE, CALFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance


In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 29, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Honeywell Airframe Systems, Torrance, California. The
workers produce heat transfer products, electromechanical power
systems, and air cycle machines.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm is continuing
to shift additional production lines from Torrance, California to
Mexico resulting in further separations at the facility.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In addition, In order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:



"All workers of Honeywell Airframe Systems, Torrance,
California who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 26, 2002 through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 20th day of October 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance