Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/31/2005
Filed Date: 01/31/2006
Most Recent Update: 03/16/2006
Determination Date: 03/16/2006
Expiration Date: 03/16/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,760
OLP, LLC.
A/K/A OLYMPIC LASER PROCESSING
BELLEVILLE, 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 January 31, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at OLP, LLC., also known as Olympic Laser Processing,
Belleville, Michigan. The workers manufacture laser-welded steel
blanks. Workers are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the period of this investigation.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
laser-welded steel blanks in 2004 and 2005. The survey revealed
an increased reliance on imports of laser-welded blanks 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 laser-welded steel blanks
produced at OLP, LLC., also known as Olympic Laser Processing,
Belleville, 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 OLP, LLC., also known as Olympic Laser
Processing, Belleville, Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 31,
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 16th day of March 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance