DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,834

RBC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION
WEST PLAINS DIVISION
WEST PLAINS, 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 (19 USC
2273), as amended, 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 January 8, 2009 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at RBC Manufacturing
Corporation, a subsidiary of Regal Beloit Corporation, West Plains
Division, West Plains, Missouri. Workers of are engaged in the
production of fractional horsepower electric motors.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during the relevant period.
The subject facility is shifting a significant proportion of
production of fractional horsepower electric motors to Mexico.
Mexico 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 the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the subject facilities 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 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 RBC Manufacturing Corporation, a subsidiary of
Regal Beloit Corporation, West Plains Division, West Plains,
Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 5, 2008 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 26th day of January 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance