DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,505

STANDARD FORGED PRODUCTS, LLC
AXLE FORGING DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA

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 14, 2007 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Standard Forged Products,
LLC, Axle Forging Division, a subsidiary of Trinity Industries,
Inc., Butler, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject firm are
engaged in the final finish and mounting of railcar axles; they are
not separately identifiable by function.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased during period of January
through April 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of final finish and
wheel mounting of railcar axles during 2005, 2006, and January
through April 2007. The survey revealed increased imports of final
finish and mounting of railcar axles during the period under
investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with final finish and wheel mounting
of railcar axles produced by the subject firm 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 Standard Forged Products, LLC, Axle Forging
Division, a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc., Butler,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 14, 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