DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,108

DRESSER-RAND
STEAM TURBINE BUSINESS UNIT
MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS

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 March 29, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Dresser-Rand, Steam Turbine Business Unit, Millbury,
Massachusetts. The workers produce steam turbines and portable
ventilation equipment, they are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined as a result of production of steam turbines and
portable ventilation equipment being shifted to France.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of steam
turbines and portable ventilation equipment are likely to
increase.
In addition, 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 subject facilities
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 that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to France of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by Dresser-
Rand, Steam Turbine Business Unit, Millbury, Massachusetts, 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 Dresser-Rand, Steam Turbine Business Unit,
Millbury, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 28, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 6th day of April, 2006


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance