DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,670

HARTFORD TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARTFORD BALL/HARTFORD BEARING
SUBSIDIARY OF VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES, INC.
ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT

Amended 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), and under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 17, 2004,
applicable to workers of Hartford Technologies Company,
subsidiary of Virginia Industries, Inc., located in Rocky Hill,
Connecticut. The notice will soon be published in the Federal
Register.
At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce balls and bearings.
New information provided by the State agency shows that the
same worker group was certified eligible to apply for trade
adjustment assistance, petition number TA-W-41,960, under the
firm name, Hartford Ball/Hartford Bearing, subsidiary of Virginia
Industries, Inc. The certification was issued on September 18,
2002, and expired September 18, 2004.
The subdivision is now known as Hartford Technologies. In
order to avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the
Department is changing the impact date for TA-W-55,670, from
September 22, 2003 to September 19, 2004.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,670 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hartford Technologies Company, formerly
known as Hartford Ball/Hartford Bearing, subsidiary of
Virginia Industries, Inc., Rocky Hill, Connecticut, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 19, 2004, through November 17, 2006, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 6th day of December 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,670

HARTFORD TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
SUBSIDIARY OF VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES, INC.
ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 September 23, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce representative on
behalf of workers at Hartford Technologies Company, subsidiary of
Virginia Industries, Inc., Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The workers at
the subject firm produce balls and bearings; they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2002 to 2003 and again
during the period of January through August 2004 compared to the
same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
balls and bearings increased absolutely during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 balls and bearings produced at
Hartford Technologies Company, subsidiary of Virginia Industries,
Inc., Rocky Hill, Connecticut contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Hartford Technologies Company, subsidiary of
Virginia Industries, Inc., Rocky Hill, Connecticut who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 22, 2003 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 17th day of November 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance