DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,212

MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PERFECTO STAFFING, TEAM
STAFFING, PRIORITY STAFFING, ACCOUNTEMPS, CITY SECURITY, VENTURI,
ROBERT HALF, AND LABOR READY
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 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 29, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., Torrance, California.
Workers at the subject firm produce auto alternators and starters;
workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leases some workers from Perfecto
Staffing, Team Staffing, Priority Staffing, Accountemps, City
Security, Venturi, Robert Half, and Labor Ready.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined comparing the first two months in 2007 with fiscal year
2006.
The subject firm shifted a portion of its auto alternator and
starter production from Torrance, California to Malaysia and a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed workers in the workers' firm do
possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., Torrance,
California, including on-site leased workers from Perfecto
Staffing, Team Staffing, Priority Staffing, Accountemps, City
Security, Venturi, Robert Half, and Labor Ready, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 27, 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





I further determine that all workers of Motorcar Parts of America,
Inc., Torrance, California, including on-site leased workers from
Perfecto Staffing, Team Staffing, Priority Staffing, Accountemps,
City Security, Venturi, Robert Half, and Labor Ready, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of April 2007

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