DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,120

NIFCO AMERICA CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASE WORKERS FROM DAWSON AND I-FORCE
CANAL WINCHESTER, 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 10, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Nifco
America, Canal Winchester, Ohio. The workers produce plastic
injection molded parts for automobiles.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in January through September 2007 compared
with the same time period of 2006.
The worker group includes leased workers from Dawson and I-
Force.
Production of plastic injection molded parts is shifting
from the Canal Winchester, Ohio facility to a country (Mexico)
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
According to a company official, 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 is a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Nifco America, including onsite leased
workers from Dawson and I-Force, Canal Winchester, Ohio,
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
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 1st day of November 2007


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