Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,288

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
GOLDEN VALLEY PLANT
ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMBUSTION CONTROLS, ECC
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA

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 April 11, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the State of Minnesota on
behalf of workers at Honeywell International, Golden Valley
Plant, Environmental & Combustion Controls ECC, Golden
Valley, Minnesota. The workers at the subject firm produce
environmental and combustion controls.
The investigation revealed that from January to March
2007 employment and production at the subject firm declined
when compared to the same time period the previous year.
The investigation revealed that the decline in
employment at the subject firm is related to a shift in
production of environmental and combustion controls, to
Mexico, a country that is 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 Honeywell International, Golden Valley Plant,
Environmental & Combustion Controls ECC, Golden Valley,
Minnesota to Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with the environmental and combustion controls
produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Honeywell International, Golden Valley
Plant, Environmental & Combustion Controls ECC, Golden
Valley, Minnesota, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 10, 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 2nd of July, 2007


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