DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,778

EAGLE PICHER AUTOMOTIVE
HILLSDALE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
HAMILTON-RYKER, STAFFING SOLUTIONS AND RANDSTAD
MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 25, 2005,
applicable to workers of Eagle Picher Automotive, Hillsdale
Division, including on-site leased workers of Hamilton-Ryker and
Staffing Solutions, Manchester, Tennessee. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2005 (70 FR 22711).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that leased workers of Randstad were employed
on-site at the Manchester, Tennessee location of Eagle Picher
Automotive, Hillsdale Division.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Randstad working at
Eagle Picher Automotive, Hillsdale Division, Manchester,
Tennessee.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Eagle Picher Automotive, Hillsdale
Division who was adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,778 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of the Hillsdale Division of Eagle Picher
Automotive, including on-site leased workers of
Hamilton-Ryker, Staffing Solutions, and Randstad,
Manchester, Tennessee, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 16, 2004,
through March 25, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of May 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,778

EAGLE PICHER AUTOMOTIVE
HILLSDALE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF HAMILTON-RYKER
and STAFFING SOLUTIONS
MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE

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 21, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hillsdale Division of Eagle Picher Automotive, Manchester,
Tennessee. The workers produce machined automotive components. The
company also employed leased workers form Hamilton-Ryker and
Staffing Solutions.
The Department surveyed major customers of the subject firm
regarding their purchases of automotive components like or directly
competitive with those made by the subject firm. Respondent
reported increased imports curtailed purchases from the subject
firm in the most recent period.
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 machined automotive components
produced at Hillsdale Division of Eagle Picher Automotive,
Manchester, Tennessee 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 Hillsdale Division of Eagle Picher Automotive,
Manchester, Tennessee, including on-site leased workers of
both Hamilton-Ryker and Staffing Solutions, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March 16,
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 25th day of March, 2005.

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