DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,235

TROXEL MANUFACTURING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM WILL STAFF WORLDWIDE
AND EXPRESS PERSONNEL

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 as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2009 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Troxel
Manufacturing, Tyler, Texas. The workers produce HVAC equipment
components such as heat exchanger assemblies and indoor blower
assemblies used in the production of residential and light
commercial HVAC products.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
has declined.
The investigation revealed that Troxel Manufacturing, Tyler,
Texas, supplies component parts for residential and light
commercial HVAC products and a loss of business with a manufacturer
of residential and light commercial HVAC products whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at Troxel Manufacturing, Tyler, Texas.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 workers of Troxel Manufacturing,
Tyler, Texas, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Troxel Manufacturing, including on-site leased
workers from Will Staff Worldwide and Express Personnel,
Tyler, Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of March, 2009

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