DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,081

EMERSON APPLIANCE CONTROLS
A SUBSIDIARY OF EMERSON ELECTRIC
FRANKFORT, 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 September 19, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Emerson
Appliance Controls, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric, Frankfort,
Indiana. Workers at the subject firm manufacture electromechanical
timers for appliances.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007, and
during the period of January through August 2008 when compared to
the same time period in 2007.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding purchases of
electromechanical timers in 2006, 2007, January through August 2007
and January through August 2008. The survey revealed an increased
reliance in import purchases of electromechanical timers 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 electromechanical timers produced
by Emerson Appliance Controls, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric,
Frankfort, 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 Appliance Controls, a subsidiary of
Emerson Electric, Frankfort, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 15,
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 27th day of October 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance