DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,982

FASCO INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
CASSVILLE, MISSOURI

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 August 14, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of FASCO Industries Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Tecumseh Products Company, Cassville, Missouri. The workers at
the subject facility produce motors and blowers, including
fractional H.P. Electric Motors. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of motors
to a country (Mexico) 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 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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with motors produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of FASCO Industries Incorporated, A subsidiary
of Tecumseh Products Company, Cassville, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 13, 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 5th day of September 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance