DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,118

LINCOLN BRASS WORKS, INCORPORATED
D/B/A MUELLER GAS PRODUCTS
JACKSBORO DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
JACKSBORO, TENNESSEE

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 September 26, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by an authorized representative on
behalf of workers of Lincoln Brass Works, Incorporated, d/b/a
Mueller Gas Products, Jacksboro division, a subsidiary of Mueller
Industries, Incorporated, Jacksboro, Tennessee. The workers are
engaged in activities related to the production of gas train
components for gas ranges and grills.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Lincoln Brass Works, Incorporated, d/b/a Mueller Gas Products,
Jacksboro division, a subsidiary of Mueller Industries,
Incorporated, Jacksboro, Tennessee, is related to a shift in
production of powder coatings to a country (Mexico) that is party
to a free trade agreement with 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 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 Lincoln Brass Works, Incorporated, d/b/a
Mueller Gas Products, Jacksboro division, a subsidiary of
Mueller Industries, Incorporated, Jacksboro, Tennessee, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 25, 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 25th day of November 2008


/s/Elliot S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance