DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,501

TINNERMAN PALNUT
F\K\A TEXTRON FASTENING SYSTEMS
FLEMINGSBURG, 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 (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 in response to a petition
received on December 13, 2005 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Tinnerman Palnut, f\k\a Textron Fastening
Systems, Flemingsburg, Kentucky. The workers primarily produced
window brackets for automobiles and recently started producing
other types of components. The workers are not separately
identifiable product.
The investigation revealed that plant production and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customer(s) regarding their purchases of
brackets for automobiles during 2005 over the corresponding 2004
period. The survey revealed an increased customer reliance on
imported brackets for automobiles during the relevant period.
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 addition, 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 subject facility are
over age 50 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with brackets for automobiles
produced at Tinnerman Palnut, f\k\a Textron Fastening Systems,
Flemingsburg, Kentucky contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tinnerman Palnut, f\k\a Textron Fastening
Systems, Flemingsburg, Kentucky who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 12,
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 12th day of January, 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance