DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,726

NELSON ACQUISITION LLC
LOGANSPORT, INDIANA

TA-W-58,726A
NELSON ACQUISITION LLC
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE


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), 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 January 26, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Nelson Acquisition LLC, Logansport, Indiana (TA-W-58,726) and
Nelson Acquisition LLC, Columbia, Tennessee (TA-W-58,726A). The
workers produce steel tube components for auto vibration controls.
The investigation revealed that sales at Nelson Acquisition
LLC, Logansport, Indiana (TA-W-58,726) and Nelson Acquisition LLC,
Columbia, Tennessee (TA-W-58,726A) decreased form 2004 to 2005.
Employment at the Nelson Acquisition LLC, Logansport, Indiana
(TA-W-58,726) declined from 2004 to 2005. Furthermore, employment
at Nelson Acquisition LLC, Columbia, Tennessee (TA-W-58,726A)
declined absolutely with its closure on September 31, 2005.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
steel tube components increased 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 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 steel tube components for the auto
vibration controls at Nelson Acquisition LLC, Logansport, Indiana
(TA-W-58,726) and Nelson Acquisition LLC, Columbia, Tennessee (TA-
W-58,726A), 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 Nelson Acquisition LLC, Logansport, Indiana
(TA-W-58,726) and Nelson Acquisition LLC, Columbia, Tennessee
(TA-W-58,726A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 26, 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 17th day of March 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance