DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,598

AAR PRECISION SYSTEM
AAR CORPORATION
LEBANON, KENTUCKY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in
such workers' firm have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm
have decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied
by such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 10, 2012 by a company official on behalf of
workers of AAR Precision System, AAR Corporation, Lebanon,
Kentucky, herein known as AAR Precision System. The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the production of
Container Roll-on/Roll-off platform (CROP) and MK1077
flatracks. Workers of the Lebanon, Kentucky site and the
subject of this investigation produced precision machining,
fabrication, welding and engineering.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the workers' firm's
customer.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of Container Roll-on/Roll-off platform (CROP)
and MK1077 flatracks by AAR Precision System have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by AAR Precision System have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at AAR
Precision System.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of AAR Precision
System, AAR Corporation, Lebanon, Kentucky, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of Container Roll-
on/Roll-off platform (CROP) and MK1077 flatracks meet the
worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223
of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:











"All workers of AAR Precision System, AAR Corporation,
Lebanon, Kentucky, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 9, 2011 through
two years from the date of certification, and all workers
in the group threatened with total or partial separation
from employment on the date of certification through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 25th day of July, 2012.


/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance