DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,496

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
DIVISION OF HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN

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 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 August 23, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by the State of Michigan on behalf
of workers at Honeywell Aerospace, division of Honeywell
International, Boyne City, Michigan. The workers at the subject
firm produce electromechanical sensors.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined absolutely during the period of
2002 to 2003 and from January through July of 2004, when
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
electromechanical sensors increased during the relevant period.
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 facility 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 electromechanical sensors
produced at Honeywell Aerospace, division of Honeywell
International, Boyne City, Michigan contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Honeywell Aerospace, division of Honeywell
International, Boyne City, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 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 24th day of September, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance