DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,978

FIRST ALERT/BRK BRANDS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TECH TEMPS
AURORA, 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 (19
USC 2273), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 20, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.), Local 134 on behalf of workers of
First Alert/BRK Brands, Inc., Aurora, Illinois. Workers at the
subject firm produce and assemble fire extinguishers.
The subject firm also leases some workers from Tech Temps.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined in March 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted the
fabrication operation, aluminum can component, of the fire
extinguisher, from the subject firm in Aurora, Illinois to China.
Moreover, company imports of aluminum cans are occurring.
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 that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to a foreign country of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm, 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 First Alert/BRK Brands, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Tech Temps, Aurora, Illinois who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 16, 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 13th day of March 2007


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