DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,532
THE HOOVER COMPANY
FLOOR CARE DIVISION
MAIN PLANT
NORTH CANTON, OHIO

TA-W-62,532A
HOOVER COMPANY
FLOOR CARE DIVISION
PLANT TWO
CANTON, OHIO

TA-W-62,532B
HOOVER COMPANY
FLOOR CARE DIVISION
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
NORTH CANTON, OHIO

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 December 4, 2007 in
response to petitions filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, Main Plant,
North Canton, Ohio (TA-W-62,532); Plant Two, Canton, Ohio (TA-W-
62,532A) and Distribution Center, North Canton, Ohio (TA-W-
62,532B). Workers are engaged in the production of vacuums and
disposable vacuum cleaner bags and the distribution of those
articles. Workers are not separately identifiable.
The workers of the firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under TA-W-58,495, TA-W-58,495A and
TA-W-58,295B, which expired January 24, 2008.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The subject firm is currently shifting production of
vacuums and disposable vacuum cleaner bags at Canton and North
Canton 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 Hoover Company, Floor Care Division, Main
Plant, North Canton, Ohio (TA-W-62,532); Plant Two, Canton,
Ohio (TA-W-62,532A) and Distribution Center, North Canton,
Ohio (TA-W-62,532B), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 25, 2008
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 6th day of February 2008

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