DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,293

DANA CORPORATION
HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS
OFF-HIGHWAY NORTH AMERICA DIVISION
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 6, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Dana Corporation, Heavy Vehicle Technologies and System Operations,
Off-Highway North America Division, Statesville, North Carolina.
Workers at the subject facility produce a variety of axles and
transmissions (off-highway drivetrain components). Workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined from 2003 to 2004 and that workers are threatened
with additional layoffs.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of axles and transmissions
to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Dana Corporation, Heavy Vehicle Technologies
and System Operations, Off-Highway North America Division,
Statesville, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 27, 2003
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 10th day of February, 2005.

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