DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,513

ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION
ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY

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 June 5, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Elizabethtown,
Kentucky. The workers produce screwdriver bits and nut setters.
The workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm is threatened to decline as a result of the shift of
production of screwdriver bits and nut setters to China.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of
screwdriver bits and nut setters are likely to increase
following the shift.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-53,316, which expired November 10, 2005.
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 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 that there has been a shift in
production from the subject firm to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by Robert Bosch
Tool Corporation, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 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 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation,
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 11, 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 July, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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