DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,100

KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.
JASPER, 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, 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 February 4, in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Kimball Electronics, Inc., Jasper, Indiana. The workers produce
printed circuit board assemblies.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on September 27, 2006 (TA-W-59,856). That
certification expired on September 27, 2008.
This investigation revealed that production at the subject
facility declined in 2008 compared with 2007. Employment declined
in early 2009 and is anticipated to decline further.
The subject firm is shifting a portion of production of
printed circuit board assemblies from the Jasper facility to China
and Thailand. The production shift will be followed by an increase
in imports of these products.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China and Thailand of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, 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 Kimball Electronics, Inc., Jasper, Indiana,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 28, 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 12th day of March 2009


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance