DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,940

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

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 an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 24, 2003, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Motor Coach
Industries International, Inc. The workers at the subject firm
produce motor coach prototypes.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely from 2001 to 2002 as well as during the period
of January through August 2003 when compared to the same period in
2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
shifted all production of motor coach prototypes from Roswell, New
Mexico to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are 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 those produced at the subject division
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 Motor Coach Industries International, Inc.,
Roswell, New Mexico who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 14, 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, 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 6th day of November 2003.



/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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