DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,717

BURNER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF GAS COMPONENTS GROUP, INC.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

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 June 21, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Burner Systems International, Inc., a subsidiary of
Gas Components Group, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee. Workers
produce gas control devices.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined from 2005 to 2006 and January through May 2007
compared with the same period the previous year.
A substantial portion of production of the gas control
devices manufactured at Chattanooga is being shifted 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.
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 Mexico 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 Burner Systems International, Inc., a
subsidiary of Gas Components Group, Inc., Chattanooga,
Tennessee who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 20, 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 23rd day of August 2007

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