DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,717

EGS ELECTRICAL GROUP
SOLA/HEVI-DUTY DIVISION
CELINA, TENNESSEE

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 January 23, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the American Federation of Labor
and Congress of Industrial Organizations Tennessee Labor Council on
behalf of workers of EGS Electrical Group, Sola/Hevi-Duty Division,
Celina, Tennessee. The workers produced low voltage general
purpose (LVGP) dry type transformers.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a sample survey of the
subject firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases
of LVGP dry type transformers in 2006 and 2007. The survey
revealed increased customer reliance on imports 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 low voltage general purpose
(LVGP) dry type transformers produced by EGS Electrical Group,
Sola/Hevi-Duty Division, Celina, Tennessee 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 EGS Electrical Group, Sola/Hevi-Duty Division,
Celina, Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 22, 2007 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 March 2008


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