DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,303

DISTINCTIVE MACHINE CORPORATION
ROCKFORD, MICHIGAN

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 13, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Distinctive Machine Corporation, Rockford, Michigan. The workers at
the subject facility produce steel stamping dies.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
Rockford facility declined in 2006 compared with 2005 and in
January through March 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customers regarding purchases of steel stamping dies in 2005, 2006
and January through March 2007. The survey revealed increasing
customer imports during the relevant period.
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.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel stamping dies produced at
Distinctive Machine Corporation, Rockford, Michigan, 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 Distinctive Machine Corporation, Rockford,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 11, 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 7th day of June 2007

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance