DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,824

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND
ROCKFORD MANUFACTURING GROUP
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

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 January 24, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, UAW
Region 4, Local Union 592, on behalf of workers of Hamilton
Sundstrand, Rockford Manufacturing Group, Rockford, Illinois.
The workers produce machined housings and covers for gearboxes
and generators used in the aerospace industry.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined in 2006 and a significant number or proportion of
workers at the subject facility are threatened to become
separated from employment.
The subject firm is shifting production of machined
housings and covers for gearboxes and generators used in the
Aerospace industry to a country (Singapore) that is 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 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 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:
"All workers of Hamilton Sundstrand, Rockford Manufacturing
Group, Rockford, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 19, 2006
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 26th day of February 2007


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