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TAW-64747  /  Fasco Motors (Eldon, MO)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 12/17/2007
Filed Date: 12/19/2008
Most Recent Update: 01/29/2009
Determination Date: 01/29/2009
Expiration Date: 01/29/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,747

FASCO MOTORS
A DIVISION OF RBC HORIZONS, INC.
ELDON, MISSOURI

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 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 December 19, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Fasco Motors,
a division of RBC Horizons, Inc., Eldon, Missouri. The workers
produce fractional horsepower motors.
Employment at the subject firm declined comparative looking at
the period of January through November 2008 to full year 2007.
The subject firm shifted production of fractional horsepower
motors to a country (Mexico) that is a 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 the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are 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 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 Fasco Motors, a division of RBC Horizons,
Inc., Eldon, Missouri, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or December 17, 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 January 2009

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