DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,870

LEAR CORPORATION
NOW KNOWN AS
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP
INTERIOR SYSTEMS DIVISION
SIDNEY, OHIO

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 15, 2007,
applicable to workers of Lear Corporation, Interior Systems
Division, Sidney, Ohio. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on March 30, 2007 (72 FR 15168).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of automotive carpeting
(for full floor, deck lids, cargo panels and trunks).
New information shows that following a merger on April 1,
2007, Lear Corporation, is now known as International Automotive
Components Group (IAC).
Workers separated from employment at the subject firm had
their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI)
tax account for International Automotive Components Group (IAC),
Interior Systems Division.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Lear Corporation, Interior Systems Division, now
known as International Automotive Components Group (IAC),
Interior Systems Division who were adversely affected by
increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,870 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Lear Corporation, Interior Systems Division,
now known as International Automotive Components Group
(IAC), Interior Systems Division, Sidney, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 25, 2006, through March 15, 2009, 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 24th day of July 2007.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,870

LEAR CORPORATION
INTERIOR SYSTEMS DIVISION
SIDNEY, 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.
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 31, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Lear Corporation, Interior Systems Division, Sidney,
Ohio. The workers produce automotive carpeting (for full floor,
deck lids, cargo panels, and trunks). The workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
Employment at the subject facility declined between 2005 and
2006.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
is a supplier of component parts to a manufacturer of motor
vehicles 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 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 Lear Corporation,
Interior Systems Division, Sidney, 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 Lear Corporation, Interior Systems Division,
Sidney, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 25, 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 15th day of March 2007


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




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