DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,906

NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION
NIDEC MOTORS & CONTROLS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFMARK
PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS

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;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 16, 2013 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Nidec Motor Corporation, Nidec Motors & Controls
Division, Paragould, Arkansas. The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production and assembly of washer and
dryer motors and components. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from Staffmark.
Workers of Nidec Motor Corporation, Nidec Motors &
Controls Division, including on-site leased workers from
Staffmark, Paragould, Arkansas, were previously certified for
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition TA-W-80,235
that expired on July 8, 2013.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
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)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of articles
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Nidec Motor Corporation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Nidec Motor
Corporation, Nidec Motors & Controls Division, including on-
site leased workers from Staffmark, Paragould, Arkansas, who
are engaged in activities related to the production and assembly
of washer and dryer motors and components 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 Nidec Motor Corporation, Nidec Motors &
Controls Division, including on-site leased workers from
Staffmark, Paragould, Arkansas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 9,
2013 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 1st day of August, 2013.

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