DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,694

CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF TRIMAS CORPORATION
SHEFFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration
of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

By letter dated September 15, 2005, a company official
requested administrative reconsideration regarding Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers of the
subject firm. The negative determination was signed on August
16, 2005, and was published in the Federal Register on September
8, 2005 (70 FR 53391).
The workers of Cequent Consumer Products, a subsidiary of
Trimas Corporation, Sheffield, Pennsylvania were certified
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on August
16, 2005.
The initial ATAA investigation determined that the skills of
the subject worker group are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.
In the request for reconsideration, the company official
provided new information confirming that the skills of the
workers at the subject firm are not easily transferable in the
local commuting area.
Additional investigation has determined that the workers
possess skills that are not easily transferable. A significant
number or proportion of the worker group are age fifty years or
over. Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Cequent Consumer Products, a subsidiary of
Trimas Corporation, Sheffield, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 3, 2004 through August 16, 2007, are eligible to
apply for trade 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 12 day of October 2005.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,694

CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF TRIMAS CORPORATION
SHEFFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 August 8, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Cequent Consumer Products, a subsidiary of TriMas Corporation,
Sheffield, Pennsylvania. The workers produce transportation
accessories for the automotive industry.
The declines in employment at the subject firm are related to
a shift in production of transportation accessories for the
automotive industry to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
easily transferable within the geographical area.








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 Cequent Consumer Products, a subsidiary of
TriMas Corporation, Sheffield, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 3, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Cequent Consumer
Products, a subsidiary of TriMas Corporation, Sheffield,
Pennsylvania, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 16th day of August, 2005.

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