DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,456

BRILLCAST INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ALL PERFORMANCE STAFFING
GRAND RAPIDS, 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 May 7, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Brillcast Incorporated, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The workers
produce zinc decorative and functional castings.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
All Performance Staffing.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined between 2005 and 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
declining customers regarding purchases of zinc decorative and
functional castings in 2005, 2006, and January through April 2007.
The survey revealed that the respondents increased import purchases
during the relevant 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 do not possess skills that are 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 zinc decorative and functional
castings produced by Brillcast Incorporated, Grand Rapids, 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 Brillcast Incorporated, including on-site
leased workers from All Performance Staffing, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 4, 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 6th day of June 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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