DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,612

A.O. SMITH COMPANY INC.
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CO.
MCMINNVILLE, TENESSEE

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 February 22, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of A.O. Smith Company Inc., Electrical Products Co.,
McMinnville, Tennessee. The workers at the subject firm wind
and assemble electric motors; they are not separately
identifiable by product produced.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined during the relevant period of 2003 to 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
facility has an on-going shift of production of winding and
assembling of electric motors operations to a country (Mexico)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States, during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that A.O. Smith Company
Inc., Electrical Products Co., McMinnville, Tennessee workers
were under an existing TAA certification (TA-W-50,608) that
expired on February 11, 2005.
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 there is 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 A.O. Smith Company Inc., Electrical
Products Co., McMinnville, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
12, 2005 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 at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of March, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance