DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,611

DANICE MANUFACTURING
SOUTH LYON, 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 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 June 1, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Danice
Manufacturing, South Lyon, Michigan. The workers produce motor
vehicle brake system pedal input rods.
The investigation revealed that employment at the South
Lyon, Michigan facility declined in January through April 2007
compared with the same period in 2006.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplies brake system pedal input rods and at least 20 percent
of its production or sales was supplied to a manufacturer of
automotive brake parts 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 at Danice Manufacturing,
South Lyon, Michigan, 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 Danice Manufacturing, South Lyon, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after May 23, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of July 2007


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