DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,875

ROCKFORD POWERTRAIN COMPANY
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS

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, 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 February 12, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by the United Auto Workers Union on
behalf of workers of Rockford Powertrain Company, Loves Park,
Illinois. The workers produce driveshafts.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has commenced
the importation of driveshafts and parts, and that importation will
be expanded beyond the projected date of final layoffs and plant
closure at Loves Park, Illinois.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with driveshafts produced at Rockford
Powertrain Company, Loves Park, Illinois contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Rockford Powertrain Company, Loves Park,
Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 12, 2002 through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 4th day of March 2003

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance