DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,580

TORQUE-TRACTION INTERGRATION TECHNOLOGIES
A SUBSIDIARY OF DANA CORPORATION
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PEOPLE LINK
STAFFING SOULTIONS AND MANPOWER
BUENA VISTA, VIRGINIA

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 January 5, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Torque-
Traction Integration Technologies, a subsidiary of Dana
Corporation, Automotive Systems Group Division, Buena Vista,
Virginia. Workers at the subject firm produce axel assemblies.



The subject firm also leased some workers from People Link

Staffing Solutions and Manpower.

The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2004 to 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the axle
assembly production at the subject firm has shifted from Buena
Vista, Virginia to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 facilities 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 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 Torque-Traction Integration Technologies, a
subsidiary of Dana Corporation, Automotive Systems Group
Division, Buena Vista, Virginia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 4,
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 13th day of February 2006.

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