DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,145

ENHANCED MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, LLC
AMHERST INJECTION MOLDING DIVISION
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF SPS TEMPORARY, INC.
AMHERST, NEW YORK

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 20, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Enhanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC, Amherst
Injection Molding Division, Amherst, New York. The workers at
the subject firm are engaged in the production of injection
molded plastic components for radiator tanks, valves, case
covers, mounting plates, pipe clamps.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in plant production of injection molded plastic
components to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
Enhanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC, Amherst Injection
Molding Division, Amherst, New York also leased on-site workers
from SPS Temporary, Inc.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with injection molded plastic
components produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Enhanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC,
Amherst Injection Molding Division, Amherst, New York,
including on-site leased workers from SPS Temporary, Inc.
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 28, 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 17th day of April, 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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