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TAW-61501  /  Visteon Regional Assembly and Manufacturing, LLC (Chesapeake, VA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/10/2006
Filed Date: 05/11/2007
Most Recent Update: 05/30/2007
Determination Date: 05/30/2007
Expiration Date: 05/30/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,501

VISTEON REGIONAL ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING, LLC
CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA

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 on May 11, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
of Visteon Regional Assembly and Manufacturing, LLC, Chesapeake,
Virginia. The workers produce automotive fuel tanks.
The investigation revealed that employment at the
Chesapeake facility declined from 2005 through 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied automotive fuel tanks, and at least 20 percent of its
sales or production went to a manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 Visteon Regional
Assembly and Manufacturing, LLC, Chesapeake, Virginia, 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 Visteon Regional Assembly and
Manufacturing, LLC, Chesapeake, Virginia, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 10, 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 30th day of May 2007

/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance