DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,391

TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 2, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of TI Group
Automotive Systems LLC, Washington Court House, Ohio. The
workers produce automotive brake and fuel line bundles and EGR
tubes. The workers are not separately identifiable by product.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment under petition number TA-W-55,050,
which expired on June 23, 2006.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility has continued to decline.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of automotive brake
and fuel line bundles and EGR tube production to a country
(Mexico), which is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Washington
Court House, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 24, 2006 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 4th day of December 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance