DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,888

OAKWOOD CUSTOM COATING, INC.
OAKWOOD PLASTICS DIVISION
TAYLOR, MICHIGAN

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 (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 August 10, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Oakwood Custom Coating Inc., Oakwood Plastics Division, Taylor,
Michigan. The workers produced plastic injection molded automotive
interior trim.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the facility all declined absolutely upon its
shutdown, which occurred on September 12, 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
primary customers regarding purchases of plastic injection molded
automotive interior trim in 2004, 2005 and during the period of
January through July of 2006. The survey revealed that during the
relevant period, respondents became increasingly reliant on imports
of plastic injection molded automotive interior trim.
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 one has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility does not
have a significant number of workers who are age 50 or older.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with plastic injection molded
automotive interior trim produced at Oakwood Custom Coating Inc.,
Oakwood Plastics Division, Taylor, 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 Oakwood Custom Coating Inc., Oakwood Plastics
Division, Taylor, Michigan who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 10, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Oakwood Custom Coating
Inc., Oakwood Plastics Division, Taylor, Michigan 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 12th day of September 2006

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