DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,974
AFFINIA GROUP
IROQUOIS TOOLS SYSTEMS DIVISION
d/b/a BRAKE PARTS INC.
INCLUDING LEASED ON-SITE WORKERS FROM INFINITY RESOURCES
NORTH EAST, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-58,974A
AFFINIA GROUP
IROQUOIS TOOLS SYSTEMS DIVISION
d/b/a BRAKE PARTS INC.
INCLUDING LEASED ON-SITE WORKERS FROM INFINITY RESOURCES
ERIE, PENNSYLAVNIA

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 March 7, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Affinia Group, Iroquois Tools Systems Division, d/b/a
Brake Parts, Inc., North East, Pennsylvania (TA-W-58,974), and
Erie, Pennsylvania (TA-W-58,974A). The workers at both
facilities produce automobile brake drums and rotors. Both
facilities leased some on-site production workers from Infinity
Resources, Inc.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject facilities declined in 2005 compared
with 2004 and also declined in January through February 2006
compared with the same period in 2005.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
automobile brake drums and rotors increased during the relevant
time periods.
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 those produced at the subject
firm 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 Affinia Group, Iroquois Tools Systems
Division, d/b/a Brake Parts, Inc., including leased on-site
production workers from Infinity Resources, Inc., North
East, Pennsylvania (TA-W-58,974), and Erie, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-58,974A) who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 7, 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 21st day of March, 2006.


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