DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,548

CS TOOL ENGINEERING, INC.
CEDAR SPRINGS, 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 21, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of CS
Tool Engineering, Inc., Cedar Springs, Michigan. Workers at the
subject firm produce plastic injection molds.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2006 to the
period of January through April 2007.
Sales and production at the subject firm declined during the
period of January through April 2007 when compared to the same
period one year prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of plastic injection
molds in 2005, 2006, and January through April 2007. This survey
revealed increased imports of plastic injection molds during the
relevant period.
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 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 plastic injection molds produced
at CS Tool Engineering, Inc., Cedar Springs, 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 CS Tool Engineering, Inc., Cedar Springs,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 18, 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 26th day of June 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance