DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,665

AMERICAN RACING EQUIPMENT, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF PLATINUM EQUITY
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CALIFORNIA

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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 19, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on
behalf of workers at American Racing Equipment, Inc., a
subsidiary of Platinum Equity, Rancho Dominguez, California.
The workers produce aluminum wheels.
Workers at the subject firm were previously certified for
trade adjustment assistance on August 29, 2003 under TA-W-
52,398. That certification expires August 29, 2005.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined, and this decline is directly attributable to
a shift of production to China and anticipated increase in
company imports of aluminum wheels in 2006.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with articles produced at American
Racing Equipment, Inc., a subsidiary of Platinum Equity, Rancho
Dominguez, California contributed 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 American Racing Equipment, Inc., a
subsidiary of Platinum Equity, Rancho Dominguez, California
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 30, 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 2nd day of March, 2006

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance