DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,459

SANDUSKY ATHOL INTERNATIONAL
SANDUSKY LIMITED
SANDUSKY, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
The investigation was initiated on November 20, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sandusky
Athol International, Sandusky Limited, Sandusky, Ohio. The
workers of the subject firm produced automotive interior vinyl
and seating; they are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that subject firm closed in
December of 2006, at which point all employment and production
ceased.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
firm is a supplier of component parts to a manufacturer of
automotive seats and interiors whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance and the loss
of business with this firm contributed importantly to worker
separations at the subject firm.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Sandusky Athol
International, Sandusky Limited, Sandusky, Ohio qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sandusky Athol International, Sandusky
Limited, Sandusky, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 20, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 11th day of January, 2007


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