DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,492

BEVERAGE AIR
A DIVISION OF CARRIER CORPORATION
SPARTANBURG, 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, 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 June 6, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a South Carolina State Workforce Office on
behalf of workers of Beverage Air, A Division of Carrier
Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina. The workers are engaged
in employment related to the production of commercial refrigeration
equipment.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Spartanburg facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006, and
continued to decline in January through May 2008.
The subject firm is shifting part of its production at
Spartanburg to Mexico, a country that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 Beverage Air, A Division of Carrier
Corporation, Spartanburg, South Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 6,
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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 15th day of July 2008

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