DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,435

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT
VEHICLE OPERATIONS
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
to Apply for 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 15, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a State Workforce Representative
on behalf of workers of Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities Assembly
Plant, Vehicle Operations, St. Paul, Minnesota. The workers
assemble the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series trucks; they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted an analysis of the United
States market share of vehicles like or directly competitive
with the vehicles produced at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
The investigation determined that imports of such vehicles
significantly increased their share of the U.S. market during
the period of January through October 2006 compared with the
corresponding 2005 period, while the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-
Series decreased their share of the U.S. market during the same
comparative 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 given
the employment situation in the local area. 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 the trucks produced at the
subject plant 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 Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities Assembly
Plant, St. Paul, Minnesota, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 14, 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 15th day of December 2006


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