DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,852

ROLLS-ROYCE ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA
MACHINE SHOP
MOUNT VERNON, OHIO

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 30, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official and a IAMAW,
Local 90 representative on behalf of workers of Rolls-Royce
Energy Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce North America,
Machine Shop, Mount Vernon, Ohio. The workers at the subject
firm produced frame hubs and mount and pin ring assemblies; they
are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of frame hubs and mount and pin ring assemblies to
Canada and Mexico, countries that are a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., a subsidiary
of Rolls-Royce North America, Machine Shop, Mount Vernon, Ohio
to Canada and Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with the frame hubs and mount and pin ring
assemblies produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc., a
subsidiary of Rolls-Royce North America, Machine Shop,
Mount Vernon, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 29, 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 28th day of February, 2007


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance