Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/07/2004
Filed Date: 01/10/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/14/2005
Determination Date: 02/14/2005
Expiration Date: 02/14/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,310
HOWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
d/b/a OXFORD AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
LAPEER, MICHIGAN
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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 10, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Howell Industries, Inc., d/b/a Oxford Automotive, Inc.,
Lapeer, Michigan. Workers at the subject firm produce automotive
stampings and welding assemblies and they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment decreased from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining
customers of Howell Industries, Inc., d/b/a Oxford Automotive,
Inc., Lapeer, Michigan. This survey revealed increased import
purchases of automotive stampings and welding assemblies relative
to purchases from the subject firm during the period under
investigation.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the automotive stampings and
welding assemblies produced by Howell Industries, Inc., d/b/a
Oxford Automotive, Inc., Lapeer, 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 Howell Industries, Inc., d/b/a Oxford
Automotive, Inc., Lapeer, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 7,
2004, 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 14th day of February 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance