DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,447

AMCAST AUTOMOTIVE
FREMONT, INDIANA

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 May 23, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Amcast Automotive, Fremont, Indiana. The workers produce aluminum
wheels.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customer regarding their purchases of aluminum wheels in
2004, 2005 and January through April 2006 over the corresponding
2005 period. The survey revealed that the major customer increased
their reliance on imported aluminum wheels during the period under
investigation.
In addition, 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 aluminum wheels
produced by Amcast Automotive, Fremont, Indiana 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 Amcast Automotive, Fremont, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 17, 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 5th day of July, 2006.


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