DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,575

NORGREN, INC.
FILTER, REGULATOR, LUBRICATOR DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS PERSONNEL
LITTLETON, COLORADO

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 13, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Norgren, Inc., Littleton, Colorado. The subject
facility has two divisions: workers in one division produce
filters, regulators, and lubricators; workers in the other produce
valves. This determination covers only workers in the filter,
regulator, and lubricator (FRL) Division.
FRL Division workers at the subject firm were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance on January 19, 2006
(TA-W-56,586). That certification expired on January 19, 2008.
This investigation revealed that employment and production of
filters, regulators, and lubricators in the FRL Division in
Littleton declined in 2007 compared with 2006 as the subject firm
shut down its domestic production and shifted production to Mexico.
In addition, 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 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 those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:


"All workers of Norgren, Inc., FRL Division, including on-site
leased workers from Express Personnel, Littleton, Colorado,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 20, 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 4th day of February 2008


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