DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,142

TENNECO, INC.
CLEVITE-PULLMAN DIVISION
MILA, OHIO

Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration
of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

By letter dated April 27, 2006, a petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration regarding Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers of the subject
firm. The negative determination was signed on April 19, 2006,
and was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2006 (71 FR
27292).
The workers of Tenneco, Inc., Clevite-Pullman Division,
Milan, Ohio were certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) on April 19, 2006.
The initial ATAA investigation determined that the skills of
the subject worker group are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided
new information confirming that the skills of the workers at the
subject firm are not easily transferable in the local commuting
area.
Additional investigation and a contact with the company
official has determined that the workers possess skills that are
not easily transferable. A significant number or proportion of
the worker group are age fifty years or over. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Tenneco, Inc., Clevite-Pullman Division,
Milan, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 20, 2005 through April 19,
2008, are eligible to apply for trade 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 June, 2006.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,142

TENNECO, INC.
CLEVITE-PULLMAN DIVISION
MILAN, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 April 3, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by workers on behalf of workers of Tenneco,
Inc., Clevite-Pullman Division, Milan, Ohio. The workers produce
elastomer bushings for the auto industry.
The investigation revealed that the employment decline at the
subject firm is attributable to a shift in a portion of the
production of elastomer bushings 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 addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the

Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been

met.

The investigation revealed that the workers do possess
skills that are easily transferable to positions in the local
area.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude 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 Tenneco, Inc., Clevite-Pullman Division,
Milan, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 20, 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
“I further determine that all workers of Tenneco, Inc.,
Clevite-Pullman Division, Milan, Ohio, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 19th day of April 2006.


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