DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,966

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
FRICTION MATERIALS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
ADVANTAGE, AND MANPOWER
ELBERTON, GEORGIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 3, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Honeywell
International Incorporated, Friction Materials Division, Elberton,
Georgia. The workers produce friction materials and brake products
particularly brake pads.
The investigation revealed that Honeywell International
Incorporated also employed leased workers from Advantage,
Behavioral Health and Manpower.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of brake pads to Brazil and China. The
investigation further revealed that the subject firm has also
increased imports of brake pads to the United States.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Brazil and China, of articles like
or directly competitive with brake pads produced by Honeywell
International Incorporated, Friction Materials Division, Elberton,
Georgia, 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 of Honeywell International Incorporated, Friction
Materials Division, Elberton, Georgia, including on-site
leased workers from Advantage, Behavioral Health and Manpower,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 27, 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 29th day of September 2008


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