DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,124

ASSOCIATED SPRING
A SUBSIDIARY OF BARNES GROUP INCORPORATED
TROY, MICHIGAN

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 September 19, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
UAW Region 1A and Local 600 on behalf of workers of Associated
Spring, A Subsidiary of the Barnes Group Incorporated, Troy,
Michigan, producing flapper valves.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased entirely due to its September 16, 2006 shutdown.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there was a shift
in the production of flapper valves from the subject facility to a
country (Singapore) that is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 worker firm or subdivision to Singapore of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"Workers of Associated Spring, A Subsidiary of the Barnes
Group Incorporated, Troy, Michigan, engaged in employment
related to the production of flapper valves, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 19, 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 20th day of October 2006.

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