DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,363

KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
TYLER, TEXAS

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 (19
USC 2273), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated October 28, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by the United Steel Workers of America, Local
746L, on behalf of workers of Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, a
subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Tyler, Texas. The
workers produce passenger car tires.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased from 2001 to 2002 and during the period of
January through September 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of passenger car tires to Chile, Venezuela, Brazil,
and South Africa. Imports from the production facilities abroad
have increased during the relevant period.
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 possess skills that are not 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 with those produced at the subject
company 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 Kelly-Springfield Tire Company (Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company), Tyler, Texas who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 22,
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 25th day of November 2003.

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