DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,780

HARMAN/BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ELWOOD STAFFING, ACCOUNT TEMPS AND
PMI, CURRENTLY KNOWN AS SPARTAN STAFFING
MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on July 20, 2007,
applicable to workers of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.,
Martinsville, Indiana. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on August 2, 2007 (72 FR 42436).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of automotive speakers.
New information shows that workers leased from Elwood
Staffing, Account Temps and PMI, currently known as Spartan
Staffing were employed on-site at the Martinsville, Indiana
location of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. The


Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently
under the control of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Elwood Staffing,
Account Temps and PMI, currently known as Spartan Staffing,
working on-site at the Martinsville, Indiana location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.
who were adversely affected by a shift in production of
automotive speakers to Mexico.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,780 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Elwood Staffing,
Account Temps and PMI, currently known as Spartan
Staffing, Martinsville, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June
28, 2006 through July 20, 2009, 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 25th day of February 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,780

HARMAN/BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 5, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Inc., Martinsville, Indiana.
Workers of the subject firm produce automotive speakers; they are
not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Inc.,
Martinsville, Indiana is related to a shift in production of
automotive speakers to Mexico, which is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the products produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Inc.,
Martinsville, Indiana who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 28, 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 20th day of July 2007


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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