DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,145

HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
CENTRALIA, 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 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 February 5, 2009 in response
to a worker a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hubbell Power
Systems, Inc., Centralia, Missouri. The workers produce electric
utility transmission and distribution products.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined in 2008 compared with 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm increased
imports of products like or directly competitive with electric utility
transmission and distribution products in 2008 compared with 2007.
These products are imported from Mexico, Brazil, China, and India. The
increased reliance on imports contributed importantly to a decline in
production and employment at the Centralia facility.
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 electric utility transmission and distribution
products produced at Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., Centralia, Missouri,
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 Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., Centralia,
Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 23, 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 17th day of March, 2009


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