DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,767

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
NVH DIVISION
EL DORADO, ARKANSAS

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 July 20, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., NVH Division, El
Dorado, Arkansas. The workers of the subject facility produce
molded rubber products.
This worker group was certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-55,280, which
expired August 23, 2006.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The investigation revealed that production at the subject
facility decreased during the period of January through June of
2006, when compared to the same period in 2005.
The subject facility increased imports of molded rubber
products 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 molded rubber products produced
at Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. NVH Division, El Dorado,
Arkansas 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 Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. NVH Division,
El Dorado, Arkansas who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 24, 2006 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 24th day of August 2006



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