DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,180

SKINNER ENGINE COMPANY
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of an 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 adjustment assistance each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 9, 2001, in response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at Skinner Engine Company, Erie, Pennsylvania. The workers were engaged in employment related to the production of rubber batch mixers and steam turbines.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely during the relevant period.

The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the major declining customers of the subject firm regarding purchases of rubber batch mixers and/or steam turbines in 1999, 2000, and January through November 2000 and 2001. An important customer reported increasing import purchases of rubber batch mixers relative to purchases from Skinner Engine Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, during the relevant time period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I conclude that increases in imports of rubber batch mixers like or directly competitive with those produced at Skinner Engine Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make the following certification:











"All workers at Skinner Engine Company, Erie, Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after September 27, 2000, through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of January 2002


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