DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,552

AMERICAN SPECIALTY CARS (ASC) INC.
LIVONIA 04
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PERSONNEL UNLIMITED,
SELECT STAFFING, AND ACCUTECH
LIVONIA, 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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 7, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of American
Specialty Cars (ASC) Inc., Livonia 04, Livonia, Michigan.
Workers painted SMC and composite products (automobile
components).
The subject firm also leases some workers from Personnel
Unlimited, Select Staffing, and Accutech.
The investigation revealed that American Specialty Cars
(ASC) Inc., Livonia, Michigan, acts as a downstream producer
painting SMC and composite products for the manufacturer of
those articles.
Evidence revealed that the primary firm to whom the
petitioning workers' firm or subdivision acts as a downstream
producer, employed a group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility for trade adjustment assistance
based a shift in production to Canada, and the downstream
production is related to the article that was the basis for such
certification. Employment at American Specialty Cars (ASC)
Inc., Livonia, Michigan declined, in part, because of the shift
in production.
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 American Specialty
Cars (ASC) Inc., Livonia 04, Livonia, Michigan 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 American Specialty Cars (ASC) Inc., Livonia
04, including on-site leased workers from Personnel
Unlimited, Select Staffing, and Accutech, Livonia, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after December 5, 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 9th day of January 2007.

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