DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,100

MAGNETI MARELLI
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE

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 June 20, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Magneti Marelli,
Kingsport, Tennessee. The workers produce shock absorbers.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm increased
their reliance on imported shock absorbers while decreasing
production and employment at Kingsport, Tennessee.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with shocks absorbers produced at
Magneti Marelli, Kingsport, Tennessee 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 Magneti Marelli, Kingsport, Tennessee who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 19, 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 31st day of July, 2003.


/s/ Richard Church

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Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance