DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,305

KIMBALL ELECTRONICS HIBBING
A SUBSIDIARY OF KIMBALL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING, INC.
HIBBING, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 16, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Kimball Electronics Hibbing, a subsidiary
of Kimball Electronics Manufacturing, Inc., Hibbing, Minnesota.
The workers are engaged in the production of printed circuit
board assemblies.
The investigation determined that sales and employment at
the subject firm declined during 2005, 2006, and from January
through October 2007 when compared to the corresponding 2006
period.
The investigation also revealed imports of products
directly competitive with printed circuit boards increased
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with print circuit boards produced
by Kimball Electronics Hibbing, a subsidiary of Kimball
Electronics Manufacturing, Inc., Hibbing, Minnesota, 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 Kimball Electronics Hibbing, a subsidiary
of Kimball Electronics Manufacturing, Inc., Hibbing,
Minnesota, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 15, 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 1st day of November, 2007.



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