DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,856

KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS GROUP DIVISION
JASPER, INDIANA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 8, 2006 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Kimball International
Inc., Kimball Electronics Group Division, Jasper, Indiana. The
workers primarily produce automotive electronics, but also produce
other medical, telecommunications and industrial marking
electronics.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the Jasper, Indiana plant
supplied electronic components, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales went to a manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Kimball International
Inc., Kimball Electronics Group Division, Jasper, Indiana qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Kimball International Inc., Kimball
Electronics Group Division, Jasper, Indiana who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August 2,
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 27th day of September 2006

/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance