DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,376

TOPY AMERICA, INC.
TOPY AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
ALUMINUM PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ADECCO
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on April 25, 2007, and filed on behalf of workers at Topy
America, Inc., Topy Automotive Division, Aluminum Plant, Frankfort,
Kentucky. The worker group also includes leased workers of Adecco
working on site at Topy America, Inc., Topy Automotive Division,
Frankfort, Kentucky. The workers produce aluminum wheels for
automobiles.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at the subject facility during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
aluminum wheels for automobiles during 2005, 2006, and January
through April 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey
revealed that major customers increased their purchases of imported
aluminum wheels for automobiles, while decreasing their purchases
from the subject firm during the relevant time 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with aluminum wheels for automobiles
produced at Topy America, Inc., Topy Automotive Division, Aluminum
Plant, Frankfort, Kentucky, 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 Topy America, Inc., Topy Automotive Division,
Aluminum Plant, Frankfort, Kentucky, including on-site leased
workers of Adecco, Frankfort, Kentucky, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 23,
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 8th day of June 2007.

/s/ Linda G. Poole


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