DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,926

TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, INC.
BRAKING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF VOLT
FOWLERVILLE, MICHIGAN

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 August 18, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
TRW Automotive Holdings, Inc., Braking Division, Fowlerville,
Michigan. The workers at the subject firm produce automotive anti-
skid braking systems and stability control; they are not separately
identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period of January through July of
2006 over the corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of automotive anti-
skid braking systems and stability control. The survey revealed
increased customer imports of anti-skid braking systems and
stability control during the period of January through July 2006
over the corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation revealed that TRW Automotive Holdings, Inc.,
Braking Division, Fowlerville, Michigan also leased workers on-site
from volt to produce anti-skid braking systems and stability
control.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with anti-skid braking systems and
stability control produced at the subject firm 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 TRW Automotive Holdings, Inc., Braking
Division, including on-site leased workers of Volt,
Fowlerville, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 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 11th day of September 2006.


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