DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,580

COMAU, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF COMAU, S.P.A.
SOUTHFIELD, 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 25, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Comau, Inc., a subsidiary of
Comau, S.p.a., Southfield, Michigan. The workers are
engaged in the production of machined parts and unit build
parts used in the assembly of the assembly lines sold to
the final customer.
The investigation revealed that sales and production
declined from 2005 to 2006 and employment declined from
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
machined parts and unit build parts used in the assembly of
the assembly lines in 2005, 2006 and in January through
April 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The surveys
revealed that customers increased import purchases during
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 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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with machined parts
and unit build parts for assembly lines produced by Comau,
Inc., a subsidiary of Comau, S.p.a., Southfield, 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 Comau, Inc., a subsidiary of Comau,
S.p.a., Southfield, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May
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 in Washington, D.C., this 28th day of June, 2007


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