DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,668

ZF LEMFORDER INC.
F DIVISION
BREWER, MAINE

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), 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 December 26, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at ZF
Lemforder Inc., F Division, Brewer, Maine. The workers of the
subject firm produce automotive ball joints and stabilizers;
they are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that from 2005 to 2006 there
were declines in employment and sales at the subject firm.

The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of automotive ball
joints and stabilizers in 2005 and 2006. These surveys revealed
increased imports of automotive ball joints and stabilizers
during the period under investigation.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with automotive ball joints and
stabilizers produced at ZF Lemforder Inc., F Division, Brewer,
Maine, 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 ZF Lemforder Inc., F Division, Brewer,
Maine who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 15, 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 9th day of February, 2007



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