DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,188

EMERSON MOTOR COMPANY
INDUSTRIAL MOTOR DIVISION
PRINCETON, INDIANA

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 April 15, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Emerson Motor Company, Industrial Motor Division, Princeton,
Indiana. The workers at the subject firm produce precision electric
motors.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at Emerson Motor Company, Industrial Motor
Division, Princeton, Indiana during 2006, 2007, and January through
March 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of precision electric
motors during 2006, 2007, and January through March 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed the major customer
increased imports of precision electric motors during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with precision electric motors that
were produced by Emerson Motor Company, Industrial Motor Division,
Princeton, Indiana 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 Emerson Motor Company, Industrial Motor
Division, Princeton, Indiana, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 14, 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 24th day of April 2008.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance