DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,487

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
A DIVISION OF CONTINENTAL AG
CHARLOTTE, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 30, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Continental Tire North America, Inc., a division of Continental AG,
Charlotte, North Carolina. The workers produce passenger car and
light truck tires.
The investigation revealed that production at the subject
facility declined from 2003 to 2004. Employment declined in July of
2005.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of passenger car and light truck tires both from
2003 to 2004 and in the period of January through June 2005
compared with the same period one year earlier.
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 passenger car and light truck
tires produced at Continental Tire North America, Inc., a division
of Continental AG, Charlotte, North Carolina 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 Continental Tire North America, Inc., a
division of Continental AG, Charlotte, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 23, 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 9th day of August 2005
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance