DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,049

INGERSOLL-RAND/BLAW-KNOX
MATTOON, ILLINOIS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 20, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by the United Auto Workers on
behalf of workers of Ingersoll-Rand/Blaw-Knox, Mattoon,
Illinois. The workers produce asphalt paving machines used in
highway construction.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject facility during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that U.S. aggregate imports
of asphalt paving machines used in highway construction
increased during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor here-
in presents the results of its investigation regarding certifi-
cation of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that

the Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act

are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has concluded that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that workers of the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with asphalt paving machines
produced at Ingersoll-Rand/Blaw-Knox, Mattoon, Illinois, contri-
buted importantly to the total or partial separation of workers
and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Ingersoll-Rand/Blaw-Knox, Mattoon, Illi-
nois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 15, 2003, 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 of
1974." and
I further determine that all workers of Ingersoll-
Rand/Blaw-Knox, Mattoon, Illinois, are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade assistance under section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 27th day of February 2004.

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