DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,705

COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
AIR CONDITIONING DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES AND SPHERION
TRENTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 August 10, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Components Manufacturing Company, Inc., Air Conditioning
Division, A Subsidiary of Rheem Manufacturing Company, Trenton,
South Carolina. The workers produce heating, air conditioning and
ventilation units. The workers at the subject firm are not
separately identifiable by products produced.
The subject firm leased workers from Kelly Services and
Spherion during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
decline in employment at the subject firm is related to the shift
in production of heating, air conditioning and ventilation units
from the Trenton, South Carolina plant to a country (Mexico) that
is party to a free trade agreement with the United States 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 addition, 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 was a 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, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Components Manufacturing Company, Inc., Air
Conditioning Division, A Subsidiary of Rheem Manufacturing
Company, Trenton, South Carolina, including on-site leased
workers of Kelly Services and Spherion, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 1, 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 in Washington, D.C. this 22nd day of August 2005


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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