DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,685

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - CLEVELAND CASTING
POWERTRAIN DIVISION
BROOK PARK, OHIO


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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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 June 14, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ford Motor
Company - Cleveland Casting, Powertrain Division, Brook Park,
Ohio. The workers are engaged in the production of castings for
engine blocks and bearing caps.
The investigation determined that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2005 to 2006, and
from January through May 2007 when compared to the corresponding
2006 period.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
castings for engine blocks and bearing caps increased during the
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 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 castings for engine blocks and
bearing caps produced by Ford Motor Company - Cleveland Casting,
Powertrain Division, Brook Park, Ohio, 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 Ford Motor Company - Cleveland Casting,
Powertrain Division, Brook Park, Ohio, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 13,
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 3rd day of July, 2007.



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