DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,117

INTASCO USA
PORT HURON, 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, 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 September 7, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Intasco USA, Port Huron, Michigan. Workers of the
subject firm produce automotive tape products; they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Intasco USA, Port Huron, Michigan are related to a shift in
production of automotive tape products to a country (Canada) that
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program 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 1 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not
employ a significant number of workers over the age of fifty.







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 automotive tape products
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Intasco USA, Port Huron, Michigan who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 6, 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 Intasco USA, Port
Huron, 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 17th day of October 2007

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S.KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance