DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,446

BOSAL INDUSTRIES TENNESSEE
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOSAL NORTH AMERICA
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE

TA-W-61,446A

BOSAL INDUSTRIES GEORGIA
SATURN DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF BOSAL NORTH AMERICA
LAVONIA, GEORGIA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 4, 2007, filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bosal Industries Tennessee, a subsidiary of Bosal North
America, Columbia, Tennessee (TA-W-61,446) and Bosal Industries
Georgia, Saturn Department, a subsidiary of Bosal North America,
Lavonia, Georgia (TA-W-61,446A). The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of automotive exhaust system
kits.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the subject
plants decreased in the period of January through April 2007 over
the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
supplied automotive exhaust system kits used in the production of
automotive vehicles, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance.
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.
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 workers of Bosal Industries
Tennessee, a subsidiary of Bosal North America, Columbia, Tennessee
(TA-W-61,446) and Bosal Industries Georgia, Saturn Department, a
subsidiary of Bosal North America, Lavonia, Georgia (TA-W-61,446A)
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bosal Industries Tennessee, a subsidiary of
Bosal North America, Columbia, Tennessee (TA-W-61,446) and
Bosal Industries Georgia, a subsidiary of Bosal North America,
Lavonia, Georgia (TA-W-61,446A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 24, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of May, 2007.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance