DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,760

CLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE WORKERS OF BEACON STAFFING
SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN

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 August 17, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Clarion Technologies,
Inc., South Haven, Michigan. The workers produce components for
automotive interior such as door handles and interior molding.
The subject firm also leases workers of Beacon Staffing to
work on-site at the South Haven, Michigan plant.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004 and during January
through July 2005, when compared with the same period of the
previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of automotive
interior components in 2003, 2004, and January through July 2005.
The survey revealed an increase in imports 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 components for automotive
interior produced by Clarion Technologies, Inc., South Haven,
Michigan, 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 Clarion Technologies, Inc., including on-site
workers of Beacon Staffing, South Haven, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 11, 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 26th day of September 2005

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