UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,319

ECOWATER SYSTEMS LLC

MINNESOTA PLANT

A SUBSIDIARY OF MARMON HOLDINGS

WOODBURY, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For

Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the Act), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
(Department) herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) for workers.

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, or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced by such firm or subdivision; and

(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;

(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean

Basin Economic Act; or

(III) there has been or is likely to be an increase
in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive
with articles which are or were produced by such firm or
subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated June 2, 2022 and filed
on June 3, 2022 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf of former
workers of EcoWater Systems LLC, Minnesota Plant, a subsidiary of
Marmon Holdings, Woodbury, Minnesota (hereafter referred to as the
"group of workers" or "EcoWater Systems LLC"). In accordance with 20
CFR 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of teleworkers
and staffed workers." The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the production of water softeners.

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to a shift of production to a foreign country.

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and
other relevant sources.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in EcoWater Systems LLC have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.

Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because a shift in
production of water softeners by the workers' firm to a foreign
country has occurred and there has been or is likely to be an increase
in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with
the water softeners which are or were produced at EcoWater Systems
LLC.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(Act), 19 U.S.C. § 2813, the Department herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for older
workers.

The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if the
following criteria are met:

(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (II), section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II), has not been met because workers at EcoWater
Systems LLC possess skills that are easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of EcoWater Systems LLC, Minnesota Plant,
a subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Woodbury, Minnesota who are engaged
in activities related to the production of water softeners, 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 EcoWater Systems LLC, Minnesota Plant, a
subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Woodbury, Minnesota, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after June
2, 2021 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; and I further
determine that all workers of EcoWater Systems LLC, Minnesota
Plant, a subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Woodbury, Minnesota,
are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjust-
ment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 29th day of June, 2022


/s/ Hope D. Kinglock
_______________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance