DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,855

IXTLAN TECHNOLOGY, LLC
412 SOUTH DEAN STREET
ADRIAN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-60,855A

IXTLAN TECHNOLOGY, LLC
540 SOUTH CENTER STREET
ADRIAN, 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 January 15, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 412 South Dean Street, Adrian,
Michigan (TA-W-60,855), and Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 540 South
Center Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855A).
Workers of Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 412 South Dean Street,
Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855), manufacture urethane foam molded
components for automotive seating (headrests, armrests, etc.).
Workers of Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 412 South Dean Street,
Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855), not only manufacture urethane
foam, but also perform cut and sew assemblies for automotive
seating components (headrests, armrests, etc.). Workers are
separately identifiable by location.
The investigation revealed that Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 412
South Dean Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855), and Ixtlan
Technology, LLC, 540 South Center Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-
60,855A), supplied component parts for automobile seats and
interiors, and at least 20 percent of sales are supplied to an
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
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 these cases 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 determine that workers of Ixtlan Technology, LLC,
412 South Dean Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855), and Ixtlan
Technology, LLC, 540 South Center Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-
60,855A), 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 Ixtlan Technology, LLC, 412 South Dean Street,
Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855), and Ixtlan Technology, LLC,
540 South Center Street, Adrian, Michigan (TA-W-60,855A), who
became totally separated from employment on January 15, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of March 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole

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