DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,052

SPARTA FOUNDRY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF KURDZIEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
SPARTA, MICHIGAN

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 November 19, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Sparta Foundry, Inc., a subsidiary of Kurdziel
Industries, Inc., Sparta, Michigan. Workers at the subject
facility produced gray iron castings.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility decreased during January
through September 2004, when compared to the same period of the
previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining
customers of Sparta Foundry, Inc., a subsidiary of Kurdziel
Industries, Inc., Sparta, Michigan. This survey revealed
increases in imports of gray iron castings during the period
under investigation.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the gray iron castings
produced by Sparta Foundry, Inc., a subsidiary of Kurdziel
Industries, Inc., Sparta, Michigan contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Sparta Foundry, Inc., a subsidiary of
Kurdziel Industries, Inc., Sparta, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 5, 2003 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of December, 2004.



/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance