DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,169

MITSUI COMPONENTS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF MITSUI SMELTING & MINING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA

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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 22, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Mitsui Components Incorporated, A subsidiary of Mitsui Smelting and
Mining, Casa Grande, Arizona. The workers produce component parts
for automobiles. In particular they produce spools and shafts for
seatbelts.
The investigation revealed that Mitsui Components Incorporated
also leased workers from Adecco.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production of spools and shafts to Japan. The investigation
further revealed that the subject firm increased imports of spools
and shafts during the period of this investigation.
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 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 was a shift in production from the
workers firm or subdivision to Japan of articles like or directly
competitive with spools and shifts for seat belts for automobiles
produced by Mitsui Components Incorporated, A subsidiary of Mitsui
Smelting and Mining, Casa Grande, Arizona, and there has been or is
likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Mitsui Components Incorporated, A subsidiary
of Mitsui Smelting and Mining, Casa Grande, Arizona, including
on-site leased workers from Adecco, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 19, 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 5th day of April 2007


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