DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,838

VITCO, LLC
NAPPANEE, INDIANA

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 September 12, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of VITCO, LLC, Nappanee, Indiana. The workers produce gas
grilles for RV vehicles.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm increased
their reliance on imports of gas grilles while decreasing
production at Nappanee, Indiana.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with gas grilles for RV vehicles
produced at VITCO, LLC, Nappanee, Indiana 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 VITCO, LLC, Nappanee, Indiana who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 3, 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 15th day of October, 2003

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