DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,357

ADAPTO INDIANA, INC.
SOUTH BEND, 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 November 2, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a union official (Teamsters Local
364) on behalf of workers of Adapto Indiana Inc., South Bend,
Indiana. The workers produce heavy duty truck transmission parts.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility will all decline absolutely upon
the facility's shut down, scheduled for December 31, 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customer regarding purchases of heavy duty truck transmission parts
in 2004, 2005 and during the period of January through October
2006. The survey revealed an increasing customer reliance on
imports during the relevant period.
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.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with heavy duty truck transmission
parts produced at Adapto Indiana Inc., South Bend, 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 Adapto Indiana Inc., South Bend, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 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 30th day of November 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance