Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/16/2003
Filed Date: 04/19/2004
Most Recent Update: 06/01/2004
Determination Date: 06/01/2004
Expiration Date: 06/01/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,738
MORRILL MOTORS, INC.
(ALSO KNOWN AS MORRILL ELECTRIC, INC.)
SNEEDVILLE PLANT
SNEEDVILLE, TENNESSEE
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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 April 19, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Morrill Motors, Inc. (also known as Morrill Electric, Inc.),
Sneedville Plant, Sneedville, Tennessee. The workers produced
fractional horsepower electric motors and components. Workers are
not separately identifiable between those engaged in motor
production and the final assembly of motors with additional
components.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject facility with its closure on
February 20, 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major customer of the
subject firm regarding its purchases of motors and related
components. The survey revealed that the major portion of the
(earlier stages of) production at the subject facility are now
being done abroad and imported into the United States.
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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with fractional horsepower electric
motors and components produced at Morrill Motors, Inc. (also known
as Morrill Electric, Inc.), Sneedville Plant, Sneedville, Tennessee
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Morrill Motors, Inc. (also known as Morrill
Electric, Inc.), Sneedville Plant, Sneedville, Tennessee who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 16, 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 1st day of June 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance