DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,365

PENTAIR FILTRATION, INC.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 12, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by IUE-CWA, Local 800 on behalf of workers Pentair
Filtration, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin (TA-W-63,365). Workers
produce water filtration products such as extruded block,
filtration assemblies, and pleated cartridges for use in
residential water filtration systems. Workers are not separately
identifiable by specific product.
This investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject facility declined in 2007.
The subject facility is shifting production of water
filtration products to China and Mexico. Mexico is a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States. The subject firm is
importing like products, replacing production at the subject
facility
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 subject facilities 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China and Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely
to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers Pentair Filtration, Inc., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
(TA-W-63,365), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 9, 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 23rd day of May 2008

/s/ Richard Church

RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance