DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,645

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
POWERTRAIN DIVISION
SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN

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 8, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists, Local 1438 on behalf of workers at Federal-Mogul
Corporation, Powertrain Division, Schofield, Wisconsin. The
workers of the subject firm produce engine components, piston
rings, seals, and assemblies.
The investigation revealed that from January through May
2007, there have been declines in employment at the subject firm
when compared to the same time period the year prior.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
firm is a supplier of component parts to a manufacturer of
engines whose workers were certified eligible to apply for trade
adjustment assistance and the loss of business with this firm
contributed importantly to worker separations at the subject
firm.
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 workers of Federal-Mogul
Corporation, Powertrain Division, Schofield, Wisconsin 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 Federal-Mogul Corporation, Powertrain
Division, Schofield, Wisconsin, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 7,
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 31st day of July, 2007


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