DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,081

ALMA PRODUCTS COMPANY INCORPORATED
AUTOMOTIVE CLUTCH AND DISC ASSEMBLY
ALMA, 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 September 14, 2006,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Alma Products Company
Incorporated, Automotive Clutch and Disc Assembly, Alma,
Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of
automotive clutch and disc assemblies.
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 customer regarding its purchases of
automotive clutch and disc assemblies. The survey revealed
that the customer increased import purchases of automotive
clutch and disc assemblies 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 automotive
clutch and disc assemblies produced by Alma Products
Company Incorporated, Automotive Clutch and Disc Assembly,
Alma, 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 Alma Products Company Incorporated,
Automotive Clutch and Disc Assembly, Alma, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from


employment on or after September 12, 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 13th day of October 2006.


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