DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,556

WEBB WHEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
AFTERMARKET DIVISION
SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

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 July 15, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers at Webb Wheel Products, Inc., Aftermarket Division, Siloam
Springs, Arkansas. The workers produce brake drums, hubs, and
spoke wheels for heavy trucks.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined in January through July 2005 when
compared to the same time period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of brake drums,
hubs, and spoke wheels for heavy trucks in 2003, 2004 and January
through July 2005. This survey revealed an increase in imports of
brake drums, hubs, and spoke wheels for heavy trucks 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 brake drums, hubs, and spoke
wheels for heavy trucks produced at Webb Wheel Products, Inc.,
Aftermarket Division, Siloam Springs, Arkansas 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 Webb Wheel Products, Inc., Aftermarket
Division, Siloam Springs, Arkansas who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 14, 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 24th day of August 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance