DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,275

HUBBEL POWER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF HUBBELL INCORPORATED
CONNECTORS BUSINESS UNIT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM WORKFORCE PERSONNEL
CLANTON, ALABAMA

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), as amended, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 9, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hubbell Power Systems Incorporated, A subsidiary of Hubbell
Incorporated, Connectors Business Unit, Clanton, Alabama. The
workers produce ductile iron castings for electrical utilities.
The investigation revealed the Hubbell Power Systems
Incorporated employed on-site leased workers from Workforce
Personnel.
This investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased in the year-to-date period of January
through August 2007 compared to that of 2006.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
imports of ductile iron castings during the relevant period.
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ductile iron castings produced by
Hubbell Power Systems Incorporated, A subsidiary of Hubbell
Incorporated, Connectors Business Unit, Clanton, Alabama,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Hubbell Power Systems Incorporated, A
subsidiary of Hubbell Incorporated, Connectors Business Unit,
Clanton, Alabama, including on-site leased workers from
Workforce Personnel, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 5, 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 17th day of October 2007


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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