DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,148

HOHENWALD THERMAL PLANT
HOHENWALD, 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 May 10, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a Dislocated Worker Coordinator of Tennessee
on behalf of workers at Hohenwald Thermal Plant, Hohenwald,
Tennessee. The workers of Hohenwald Thermal Plant produced steam.
The investigation revealed that workers of Hohenwald Thermal
Plant, Hohenwald, Tennessee, were contracted to Eaton Aeroquip,
Hohenwald, Tennessee, to provide steam for the manufacturing
process and for heating the plant. Workers of Eaton Aeroquip,
Inc., Hohenwald, Tennessee, were certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that employment of the Hohenwald
Thermal Plant workers declined as a result of the Eaton Aeroquip
plant closing.
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 products produced at Aeroquip,
Incorporated, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers at Hohenwald Thermal Plant, Hohenwald,
Tennessee, 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 Hohenwald Thermal Plant, Hohenwald,
Tennessee, working at Eaton Aeroquip, Inc., Hohenwald,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 3, 2004, 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 31st day of May, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner


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