DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,898

THYSSENKRUPP CRANKSHAFT COMPANY, LLC
THYSSENKRUPP GERLACH COMPANY
DANVILLE MACHINING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER, IMAC, AND KELLY
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

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 February 5, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft
Company, LLC, Danville Machining Division, Danville, Illinois.
Workers at the subject firm produce crankshafts.
Workers wages were reported under another Federal Employer
Identification Number (FEID) for the corporate name ThyssenKrupp
Gerlach Company.
The subject firm also utilized leased workers from Manpower,
IMAC, and Kelly.
Employment at the subject firm declined comparing the worker
count in January 2007 with January 2006.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm decreased during the relevant period as well.
Company imports of crankshafts increased during the relevant
period.
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 crankshafts produced at
ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company, LLC, Danville Machining Division,
Danville, Illinois, 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 ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company, LLC,
ThyssenKrupp Gerlach Company, Danville Machining Division,
Danville, Illinois, including on-site leased workers from
Manpower, IMAC, and Kelly, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 8, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 6th day of March 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance