DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,589

HI-CRAFT ENGINEERING INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM NEXT GENERATION
FRASER, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 29, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a state representative on behalf of workers of
Hi-Craft Engineering Incorporated, Fraser, Michigan. The workers
produce plastic injection molds for the automotive industry. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product.
This investigation revealed Hi-Craft Engineering Incorporated
also leased workers from Next Generation.
The investigation also revealed that in the year to date period
of January through April 2007 compared to the same period in 2006,
the subject firm increased import purchases while experiencing a
decline in employment and production.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion two has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
facility possess skills that are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.





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 by Hi-Craft
Engineering Incorporated, Fraser, 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 Hi-Craft Engineering Incorporated, Fraser,
Michigan, including on-site leased workers from Next
Generation, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 25, 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
I further determine that all workers of Hi-Craft Engineering
Incorporated, Fraser, Michigan, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 4th day of June 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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