DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,304

TECUMSEHPOWER COMPANY
DUNLAP OPERATIONS
DUNLAP, TENNESSEE

TA-W-65,304A

TECUMSEHPOWER COMPANY
SALEM OPERATIONS
ENGINE COMPONENTS
SALEM, 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 (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 19, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of TecumsehPower Company, Dunlap Operations, Dunlap,
Tennessee (TA-W-65,304), and TecumsehPower Company, Salem
Operations, Engine Components, Salem, Indiana (TA-W-65,304A).
The workers are engaged in activities related to the production
of small gas engines and parts. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that subject firm employment,
sales and production declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of small gas engine and parts from 2007 to
2008.
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 small gas engine and parts
produced at TecumsehPower Company, Dunlap Operations, Dunlap,
Tennessee (TA-W-65,304), and TecumsehPower Company, Salem
Operations, Engine Components, Salem, Indiana (TA-W-65,304A)
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 TecumsehPower Company, Dunlap Operations,
Dunlap, Tennessee (TA-W-65,304), and TecumsehPower Company,
Salem Operations, Engine Components, Salem, Indiana (TA-W-
65,304A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 2, 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 6th day of May 2009.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance