DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,520

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC. (CTNA)
A SUBSIDIARY OF CONTINENTAL AG
MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY

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 on July 8, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-
CIO/CLC, Local 665 on behalf of workers at Continental Tire North
America, Inc. (CTNA), a subsidiary of Continental AG, Mayfield,
Kentucky. Workers at the subject firm produced passenger and light
truck tires and mix and ship rubber to other plant locations;
workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
Employment at the subject firm declined in July 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the
passenger and light truck tire production at the subject firm
shifted from Mayfield, Kentucky to a country (Mexico) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
The subject firm was certified eligible to apply for trade
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-51,890, which
expired July 7, 2005.
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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in product 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 Continental Tire North America, Inc. (CTNA), a
subsidiary of Continental AG, Mayfield, Kentucky who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 8, 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 9th day of August 2005

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