DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,861

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
POWERTRAIN BEARINGS DIVISION
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 March 30, 2005 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Federal-Mogul Corporation,
Powertrain Bearings Division, Blacksburg, Virginia. The workers
were engaged in the production of engine bearings.
Employment at the subject plant has declined, and the subject
firm has shifted production of engine bearings to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to a Free Trade Agreement with the United
States.
Federal-Mogul Corporation, Powertrain Bearings Division,
Blacksburg, Virginia were previously certified (TA-W-56,861) for
trade adjustment assistance. That certification expired on April
23, 2005.
In addition, 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 Federal-Mogul Corporation, Powertrain Bearings
Division, Blacksburg, Virginia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 24, 2005
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 26th day of April 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance