DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,852

AURORA METALS DIVISION, L.L.C.
MONTGOMERY, 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 in response to a petition
received on September 12, 2003 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Aurora Metals Division, L.L.C., Montgomery,
Illinois. The workers produce non-ferrous castings for
commercial pumps and metal components.
The investigation revealed that plant sales and employment
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported non-ferrous castings for
commercial pumps during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with non-ferrous castings for
commercial pumps and related articles produced at Aurora Metals
Division, L.L.C., Montgomery, 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 Aurora Metals Division, L.L.C., Montgomery,
Illinois 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 14th day of October, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance