DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,751

SACO LOWELL PARTS, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF HERCULES ENGINE COMPONENTS, LLC
EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Saco Lowell Parts, LLC, a
subsidiary of Hercules Engine Components, LLC, Easley,
South Carolina. The workers produce textile machinery
parts.
The investigation also revealed employment and sales
at the subject facility decreased from 2006 to 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of textile
machinery parts in 2006 and 2007. The survey revealed
increased import purchases 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 the textile
machinery parts produced by Saco Lowell Parts, LLC, a
subsidiary of Hercules Engine Components, LLC, Easley,
South Carolina, 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 Saco Lowell Parts, LLC, a subsidiary
of Hercules Engine Components, LLC, Easley, South Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after January 11, 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 10th day of March 2008.


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