DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,007

GKN
SINTER METALS DIVISION
SALEM, 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 September 5, 2006,
in response to a petition filed by a state agency
representative on behalf of the workers of GKN, Sinter
Metals Division, Salem, Indiana. The workers are engaged in
the production of powdered metal components for use in the
automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined in January through August 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
powdered metal components. The surveys revealed that
customers increased import purchases of powdered metal
components during the relevant period.
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 powdered metal
components produced by GKN, Sinter Metals Division, Salem,
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 GKN, Sinter Metals Division, Salem,
Indiana who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 1, 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 28th day of September 2006.


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