DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,760

TRI CAST, INC.
SPRING LAKE, 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 March 16, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of the workers of Tri Cast, Inc., Spring Lake, Michigan.
The workers were engaged in the production of aluminum
compressor housings for turbochargers (a component of
turbochargers for the automotive industry).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from January through February 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers regarding their purchases of aluminum compressor
housings for turbochargers in 2003, 2004 and January through
February 2005. Customers increased foreign purchases of
aluminum housing compressors while reducing 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 production of aluminum
compressor housings for turbochargers produced by Tri Cast,
Inc., Spring Lake, Michigan, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Tri Cast, Inc., Spring Lake, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 18, 2004 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 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 8th day of April, 2005.



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